Did home arson earn Louisiana trapper’s family $300K?
The Wilson family of north Bossier Parish near Benton would have faced more charges — including attempted murder — if mother...
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Man inflates living expenses after fire at New York home
A Salem man who was arrested last fall for insurance fraud after a house fire has pleaded guilty to a felony...
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Third crony pleads guilty to torching home in West Virginia
A third man pled guilty today in federal court for his roles in a scheme to commit insurance fraud by arson,...
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Pennsylvania arsonists may get records expunged in $20M fire
A Chester County judge delayed his decision on when Claire Risoldi should begin serving a 30-day sentence for contempt of court,...
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Family allegedly buys, burns homes in West Virginia
Two men pled guilty today in federal court for their respective roles in a scheme to commit insurance fraud by arson,...
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Firefighter hurt combating suspected Louisiana restaurant arson
A Baton Rouge man is accused of purposely setting fire to his new restaurant on Jones Creek Road in March 2017...
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Pennsylvania high court rejects Claire Risoldi contempt appeal request
The high court denial means that accused insurance fraud defendant Claire Risoldi must serve her jail sentence for a contempt of...
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Arsonist who blew up Indiana neighborhood dies in prison
The man who authorities said was the mastermind behind a deadly 2012 house explosion in Indianapolis was found dead in prison...
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Pennsylvania man allegedly burns home with spray adhesive
Arson charges against a Ridgway man were bound to court Friday following a hearing before District Judge James Martin in Johnsonburg....
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Owner awaits sentencing for torching historic Wyoming inn
More than seven years after the burning of the historic Hitching Post Inn, one loose end remains in court for a...
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