A burning home is a sad sight, made all the more devastating when a piece of history is swept away with it. From the ashes of a once regal country estate in Pennsylvania comes a lawsuit alleging insurance fraud, wire fraud, arson, and a staged theft.

The 53-page court document related to a home fire outside of Philly reads more like a screenplay than a lawsuit, complete with an interesting cast of characters: a mysterious so-called socialite from Montreal and her interior designer/business mogul boyfriend.

Recommended For You

Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader

Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.