An insurance company says more than a dozen people operated an arson-for-profit ring in Flint, Mich., that collected more than $2 million over two decades.
The Flint Journal reports State Farm Insurance says in a lawsuit in Detroit federal court that fires purposely were started at homes owned or rented by members of the group. The insurer says insurance claims were filed to receive thousands of dollars in insurance payouts.
No criminal charges have been filed against any of those named the case.
The case has sparked counter lawsuits by some of the defendants. Six of those named in the State Farm lawsuit have settled, including Flint-based public adjustment company Allied and Associates and Gary Lappin, its president. He calls the case “witch hunt.”
State Farm isn’t discussing the case.
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