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24 September 2020

Trial date set for accused home arsonists in West Virginia

Members of a Mercer County family will stand trial on federal fraud charges in March. Windel Lester, his ex-wife, Georgetta Kenney,...

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24 September 2020

Leader of Virginia home-arson ring handed 40 years

A Florida man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for running a long-running arson scheme to illegally collect insurance...

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24 September 2020

Homeowner allegedly uses propane torch for Connecticut fire

A Terryville man faces arson charges after police said he intentionally set fire to his home and then filed for an...

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24 September 2020

North Dakota man allegedly tries to burn house, Chevy

A Benson County man has been arrested on six felony charges accusing him of setting fire to his home and vehicle...

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24 September 2020

Arsonist gets nearly 5 years for torching Virginia home

A Sandston man has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison for his role in a long-running arson scheme to...

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24 September 2020

Candle on countertop fuels alleged home arson in Pennsylvania

An Elk County man faces arson and insurance fraud charges after, authorities allege, he torched his own Horton Township log home...

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24 September 2020

Vermont woman allegedly fakes rental expenses after home fire

A second person has been charged with five felonies in connection with insurance fraud allegations stemming from a 2013 house fire...

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24 September 2020

Family allegedly buys, burns homes for $556K West Virginia

Federal prosecutors shut down two local businesses, seized the property, and charged the owners with insurance fraud. According to court documents...

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24 September 2020

New Yorker allegedly fakes expense vouchers after home fire

Two people face a five-count felony indictment in Washington County Court alleging insurance fraud after a 2013 house fire, court records...

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24 September 2020

Testimony conflicts for suspect’s locale in deadly Kentucky fire

The 50-year-old Kentucky man accused of igniting the fire at his uncle’s Hamilton home that killed a firefighter first told a...

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