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Federal jury convicts New Orleans attorneys in staged 18-wheeler crash fraud trial

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Federal jury convicts New Orleans attorneys in staged 18-wheeler crash fraud trial

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A federal jury found prominent injury attorneys Vanessa Motta and Jason Giles guilty Friday on multiple charges in an alleged staged wreck scheme, and both were later remanded to federal custody as they await sentencing. Federal prosecutors said the case centered on a scheme in which so-called slammers intentionally crashed into … اقرأ المزيد

New Orleans lawyer accused of stealing from client indicted | Courts

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New Orleans lawyer accused of stealing from client indicted | Courts

A federal grand jury charged a New Orleans criminal defense lawyer on Friday with wire fraud, accusing her of stealing $250,000 from a client’s family for a bogus settlement she claimed to have confected with the Orleans Parish District Attorney’s Office. Over a seven-month period last year, attorney Tanzanika Ruffin solicited the staggering sum from … اقرأ المزيد