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24 September 2020

$1-million Conn. mansion barbecued for insurance payday

A Florida widow and mother of two young children was sentenced Friday to four years in prison for torching her former...

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24 September 2020

Ala. police chief torches home for insurance payday, officials say

A former police chief has been charged with an insurance scam in Dekalb County Alabama. The Sheriff reports that Thomas and...

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24 September 2020

Two arrested for insurance fraud, setting fire to their Ga. home

Two people were arrested Wednesday in connection with insurance fraud and arson at their home on Tubman Home Road. Mark Lewis...

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24 September 2020

Pennsylvania judge rules defendants in $20M fire must face trial

A District Judge ruled Wednesday that there is enough evidence for a $20 million insurance fraud case involving a prominent Bucks...

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24 September 2020

Five arsons gone bad profiled by the Coalition

Bedeviled by sagging bank accounts and burdensome mortgages, some cash-strapped building owners try to burn their way out of debt. Lighting...

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24 September 2020

Maine homeowner escapes arson charges but still convicted of fraud

A Dresden man has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and two years of probation and must pay the state...

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24 September 2020

Pants on fire leads to guilty plea of Kansas City man for torching home

A Kansas City man linked to a house fire by DNA that he left in his burning sweatpants pleaded guilty in...

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24 September 2020

Woman in St. Louis admits to setting home fire that killed son

After more than 13 years of investigation and legal twists, Sandra Kay Bryant admitted Thursday in federal court here that she...

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24 September 2020

Woman in Illinois accused of setting fire to her home

An Alton woman is facing charges of residential arson and insurance fraud after firefighters responded to a fire at a home...

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24 September 2020

Women, stepmom in Pennsylvania charged with torching their home

A South Fayette Township commissioner charged with conspiracy, insurance fraud and related charges over expenses related to a house fire in...

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