A New York woman may lose more than a few poker chips after being arrested for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to have her car torched so she could collect the insurance money.

Rebecca Williams, a resident of Ulster County, N.Y., allegedly arranged to have her SUV set ablaze in an apple orchard while she visited Atlantic City casinos, and two other people have been arrested on charges that they conspired to destroy the vehicle so the woman could collect on insurance.

Williams faces charges of insurance fraud, conspiracy and the false report of an incident. Roy Nugent is charged with arson and two counts of conspiracy, and Jeremy Cullen is charged with conspiracy.

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