A federal jury convicted on Tuesday an Illinois man of mail fraud and arson for destroying three houses and killing his first wife to collect more than $900,000 in insurance.
According to government testimony, John Veysey III was found out when he attempted to pocket an additional $550,000 in life insurance in a second fire at his home in early 1998. In that blaze, firefighters rescued his unconscious second wife and young son.
Topics Illinois
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Three Sentenced in Bear-Suit Attacks Insurance Fraud Case 
State Farm Paid a ‘Hail’ of a Lot of Claims in 2025 
Former Ransomware Negotiator Pleads Guilty to Aiding Attackers 
State Farm Agrees to $15M Settlement for Underpaid Vehicle Claims 
