Man in Iowa pleads guilty to torching home to collect $66K in insurance
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — An Eastern Iowa man has pleaded guilty in federal court to mail fraud and using fire to...
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Special report: Arson continues to be “a cancer” in Detroit
Arson is a raging epidemic in Detroit, destroying neighborhoods and lives as the city tries to emerge from bankruptcy. Even amid...
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Couple in North Carolina charged with torching their home
Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of Darnell Rivers, 51, and Shaunetta Fairley, 31, both formerly of 155-E Carol...
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Maryland homeowner headed to prison for setting his house on fire
A man who pleaded guilty to plotting to burn down his house to collect insurance proceeds has been sentenced to four...
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Arson and fraud convictions end with prison time for Ohio renter
A Toledo woman who set fire to a duplex she owned to collect insurance proceeds was sentenced Friday to 14 months...
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Man in Minnesota sentenced to five years for torching his home
An Ellendale man convicted last fall of setting fire to his family home to collect on insurance money was sentenced to...
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Woman in Georgia charged with arson and fraud after home fire
A Flowery Branch woman was charged Tuesday with first-degree arson and insurance fraud in connection with allegedly setting a fire at...
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High roller accused of $20M fraud in Penn. was big political contributor
For Bucks County Republicans and power brokers, the parties at Claire Risoldi’s extravagant mansion near New Hope were unforgettable affairs. Risoldi...
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Former Casper firefighter sentenced to prison for setting home on fire
A federal judge sentenced a former Casper firefighter to four years behind bars Tuesday for having another man set fire to...
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Woman in Ohio pleads no contest to home arson charges
A Toledo woman who set fire to a near-downtown duplex she owned pleaded no contest Tuesday to arson and insurance fraud....
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