Trial Ordered for Pennsylvania Family Accused of $20M Insurance Fraud

April 10, 2015

A judge has ordered members of a Pennsylvania family whose mansion had three fires in five years to stand trial in a $20 million insurance fraud case.

Political fundraiser and hostess Claire Risoldi and her family are accused of living large on trumped-up insurance claims involving their 10-acre “Clairemont” estate in the Philadelphia suburbs.

Bucks County Judge C. Robert Roth’s ruling Wednesday came after six days of testimony in a preliminary hearing.

A jewelry appraiser testified that Risoldi used “salty language” and discussed the Mafia during a meeting over her claims that millions of dollars in jewelry disappeared during a fire.

Defense lawyers say the fires were electrical and have vowed to fight the criminal charges.

Risoldi’s husband killed himself in February. Her daughter, son and daughter-in-law are also charged.

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  • April 14, 2015 at 5:45 pm
    Don't Call Me Shirley says:
    "We're entitled to more tax cuts, because we're rich!"
  • April 14, 2015 at 1:51 pm
    KY jw says:
    Realist, did you even read the article?
  • April 14, 2015 at 12:00 pm
    Bill says:
    They might be part of the entitlement crowd, but I believe the raised funds for Republicans. But honestly, the sense of entitlement knows no political bounds.

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