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Minnesotan Pleads Guilty to Faking Death in $2M Insurance Scam

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota man accused of faking his own death eight years ago in Eastern Europe to collect a $2 million life insurance policy has pleaded guilty. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that 54-year-old Igor Vorotinov, …

Oregon Bookkeeper Accused of Theft, Faking Death

State police arrested a former Central Oregon bookkeeper accused of faking her death after embezzling more than $225,000 from an employer. A Deschutes County grand jury indicted 36-year-old Christine Marie Harris on charges of aggravated theft and forgery, police said …

Louisiana Insurance Fraud Fugitive Held

A former Baton Rouge man who once faked his death to elude authorities must remain in custody until more hearings in his case. The Advocate reports that Milton Windsor Harris appeared Friday before U.S. Magistrate Christine Noland in Baton Rouge. …

Man Who Faked Death Sentenced in South Dakota

A Florida man was sentenced Monday to three years in prison and ordered to help repay near $2 million for faking his death to collect life insurance proceeds. Forty-six-year-old Vij Misir had pleaded guilty in October to conspiracy to commit …