Pa. man allegedly torches business for insurance payout
The owner of the Hawthorne House Bar and Grill in Bethlehem must face Northampton County Court on charges he intentionally set...
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Ohio man torches business for insurance payout
A former Fairfield businessman who paid a long-time employee to burn down his business, will spend the holidays behind bars, but...
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Suspect gets psych testing for torching N.Y. liquor store
A Putnam County judge will await the results of psychological testing of a Kent man charged with arson in a 2008...
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Business owner in N.Y. convicted of arson, fraud
A federal jury has convicted an Oneida man of arson for his involvement in a fire at his own building in...
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Arson by small businesses on the rise across the U.S.
Susan Lukjan’s specialty gourmet shop had financial problems. She’d also just signed a lease that committed her to the large expense...
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Arsonist who torched boss’ store in Ohio pleads guilty
An arson-for-hire scheme went kaboom, authorities say, after an explosion hurt the arsonist, burning his skin and betraying what he had...
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Jury in Ohio convicts businessman of torching his store
A Butler County jury deliberated less than two hours before finding a Fairfield business man guilty of paying a longtime employee...
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Calif. man on trial for deadly arson-for-profit scheme
Jury selection is expected to begin Monday for the trial of a Ramona businessman accused of arranging to have his Mount...
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Five years in prison for Mo. man who torched business
An El Dorado Springs, Mo., man will spend five years in prison for setting fire to his own business in Stockton....
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Restaurant owner in Ohio acquitted on arson charges
A former restaurant owner was acquitted Wednesday of setting two fires to his eatery, including the April, 2007, blaze that destroyed...
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