New Orleans attorneys found guilty in plot to stage vehicle accidents for payouts
by Guardian staff from World news | The Guardian on (#74CXB)
Prosecutors say they paid slammers' to intentionally crash into tractor-trailers and file fraudulent lawsuits
A federal jury in New Orleans has found two personal injury attorneys guilty of involving themselves in a scheme to stage collisions with 18-wheelers and then collect settlement payouts.
The lawyers, Jason Giles and former Hollywood stuntwoman Vanessa Motta, were found guilty on Friday of fraud, obstruction of justice and witness tampering, local news outlets WVUE and WWL Louisiana - a Guardian reporting partner - reported. Their law firms were convicted of related charges.
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