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Ex-Arkansas School Bus Driver Found Guilty in Accident

A Baxter County district court judge has given a former Berryville school bus driver the option of performing community service instead of doing jail time for a 2010 crash that injured 11 passengers. Judge Van Gearhart on Friday found Warren …

Texas Family Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Aflac

Seven family members, including a former Hidalgo County district court probation officer, have been convicted for their roles in a $3 million scheme to defraud insurer Aflac. U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson says they pleaded guilty Monday in McAllen to wire …

Louisiana Man Pleads Guilty in Katrina Fraud Case

A New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to a charge he fraudulently received a federal disaster loan to repair damage to his home after Hurricane Katrina struck in 2005. Forty-eight-year-old Ronald Stimage faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in …

Louisiana Woman Pleads Guilty to FEMA Fraud

A 39-year-old Metairie woman has pleaded guilty to federal charges of theft of government funds, possession of stolen mail and identity theft. U.S. Attorney Jim Letten says Alicia Victoria Gee entered the plea Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Jay C. …

2 Ex-Firefighters Plead Guilty to Setting Fires

Two more former Brimfield firefighters have pleaded guilty to setting three fires. Patrick Elliott of Charlton and Brian Findlay of Ashford, Conn. pleaded guilty Tuesday in Hampden Superior Court to a single count each of burning of a building. They …

Former Adjuster to Plead Guilty in Rhode Island

An ex-insurance adjuster is set to plead guilty to charges he helped a former Rhode Island radio personality file a phony insurance claim for more than $40,000. Federal prosecutors say Vincent DiPaolo of Johnston will plead guilty to conspiracy and …

Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Ronaldo Martins of Irving, Texas, was sentenced to one year of deferred adjudication and ordered to pay $2,850 in restitution to Texas Mutual Insurance Company as a result of his guilty plea on a workers’ compensation fraud-related charge. Martins reported …