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Wisconsin Bar Owner Found Guilty of Arson, Insurance Fraud

A bar owner in Waukesha, Wisconsin, has been found guilty of intentionally setting fire to his business, as well as several felony offenses related to the arson. According to U.S. Attorney Matthew D. Krueger with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for …

Third Person Pleads Guilty in Kansas City Arson, Insurance Fraud Scheme

A Kansas City man has pleaded guilty to participating in a $235,000 arson and insurance fraud conspiracy. Federal prosecutors say 43-year-old Joseph Levi Little is the third person to plead guilty in the scheme. Tina Shonk, of Independence, was sentenced …

New Jersey Diner Owner Charged With Arson, Insurance Fraud

Authorities say a New Jersey diner owner has been charged with burning down the restaurant to collect insurance money. The New Jersey Herald reports that Tina Diakos was arrested and charged on May 13 with setting the March 8 fire …

R.I. Pub Owner Fights Allegations He Set Fire to His Business

A Massachusetts man has pleaded not guilty to charges that he set his Rhode Island restaurant on fire to collect the insurance money. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Providence says 50-year-old Daniel Saad, of Spencer, Massachusetts, set fire to Snow’s …

7 Arrested in Georgia Arson, Insurance Fraud Scheme

Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens announced the arrests of six Colquitt County residents and a Clayton County woman involved in a staged insurance fraud ring. A joint investigation by Hudgens’ Insurance Fraud Division and Fire Investigation Unit revealed the suspects …

Rhode Island Landlord Sentenced in Arson-for-Profit Scheme

A Providence, Rhode Island, landlord will serve three and a half years in federal prison for starting a fire at a vacant apartment in an otherwise occupied multi-family home in an attempt to collect insurance money. Fifty-two-year-old Rony Metellus pleaded …