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Vegas Puppy Shop Owner Pleads Not Guilty in Fire

A pet shop owner pleaded not guilty to fraud and attempted theft charges in a fire at a Las Vegas, Nev., pet shop where 27 puppies and dogs were rescued by firefighters. Records show Gloria Lee entered her pleas Wednesday …

Ohio Treasurer Withdraws Claim, Sells Damaged Vehicle to Auction Company

Campaign finance filings indicate Ohio Republican Josh Mandel sold a vehicle disabled in a March wreck to an online auction company after withdrawing an insurance claim. The 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee went for $938 to Copart Inc. of Dallas. Mandel …

West Virginia Family Waits for Help With Standoff Damage

A Nicholas County family whose house was riddled with bullets during a July standoff is waiting for police to help repair the damage. Rick and Sonja Cool found dozens of bullet holes in their bedroom, their children’s bedroom and the …

Arkansas Nitric Acid Plant Explosion Claims Settled

LSB Industries, Inc., a manufacturing and marketing company, previously reported that it filed an insurance claim for losses and damages in connection with the May 15, 2012, explosion of a reactor in the 98 percent strength nitric acid plant at …

Wisconsin Police Become More Aggressive With Redaction

Brenda O’Malley figured she’d get the police accident report and file an insurance claim after her teenage daughter got into a car accident in Sheboygan Falls this past spring. But the report turned out to be so redacted – or …

Policyholder Returns Claim Money 40 Years Later

Lingering guilt may have been what moved someone who filed an insurance claim 40 years ago to come clean with a Gastonia, N.C., insurance agency. The Gaston Gazette reports that whoever took a $280 claim check in 1973 felt guilty …

Spirit AeroSystems’s Insurance Claim from Tornado About $400M

Spirit AeroSystems estimates its insurance claim from an April tornado will be about $400 million. The Kansas company said Thursday that it took a $55 million charge, or 26 cents per share, in the second quarter for expenses related to …

West Virginia Woman Admits Role in Arson Conspiracy

Federal prosecutors say a Logan County, W.Va., woman has admitted her role in starting an apartment fire in exchange for cash from someone who filed an insurance claim. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin says 46-year-old Kimberly D. Kinder of Chapmanville pleaded …

Illinois Grain Elevator Operator Pleads Guilty to Fraud

A southern Illinois grain elevator operator has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges. The Belleville News-Democrat reports 47-year-old John Kniepmann of Breese in Clinton County pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud Monday in U.S. District Court in East …

Two North Texas Men Sentenced in Arson for Insurance Case

Two men in Texas have been sentenced to prison for conspiring to commit arson in order to obtain insurance proceeds, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas announced. Blaise Hancock, of Arlington, Texas, and Clint Allen, of …