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BP Asks Judge to Toss Montana Lawsuit Over Cleanup

Lawyers for BP asked a judge Wednesday to dismiss a Montana lawsuit that alleges the oil giant and its subsidiaries collected millions of dollars in insurance money while letting the state foot the bill for cleaning soil and groundwater contaminated …

Pennsylvania County Deputy Coroner Faces Arson Charges

Pennsylvania state police have charged Lackawanna County’s deputy corner with arson, alleging he tried to pay $40,000 to an undercover trooper to burn a building he owned in a bid to collect insurance money. The Times-Tribune in Scranton reported on …

New Jersey Man Charged with Trying to Sink His Own Boat

A New Jersey fishing boat owner is charged in a botched attempt to sink his vessel to collect insurance money. A federal indictment unsealed Wednesday charges 38-year-old Scott Tran of Cherry Hill, and three other men. Authorities say Tran wanted …

Diner Owners Charged with Torching Pennsylvania Building

Two central Pennsylvania diner owners allegedly set fire to the business to collect insurance money because of financial problems. East Hempfield Township police say 32-year-old Adel Hassan and 37-year-old Ahmed Elbeheri are charged with arson and conspiracy in the fire …

Northern Virginia Woman Charged in Murder-for-Hire Plot

Authorities say a Dumfries, Virginia woman has been arrested for soliciting an undercover police officer to kill her husband for insurance money. Prince William County police say 34-year-old Sonia Guerrero Kuske has been charged with solicitation to commit capital murder …