arson and insurance fraud scheme News

The FBI says a New York City police officer had his Range Rover doused with gasoline and lit it on fire to collect $34,000 in insurance money. Special agent Jason Wake wrote in an August complaint that Carlos Becker discussed …

An Independence, Mo., woman was sentenced to 31/2 years in prison without parole for an arson and insurance fraud scheme. Tina Shonk was also ordered to pay $242,717 in restitution to her victims and $62,364 to the government. Shonk pleaded …