The couple was sentenced to 48 months in prison and are now liable, along with their co-conspirators, for restitutions in excess of $5 million. The sum includes the total settlement paid by the insurance company and trucking firm as well as attorneys' fees incurred during a civil suit regarding the staged accidents. (Credit: Vitpho/Shutterstock.com)
It may have taken a few years, but a New Orleans couple has been found guilty of attempting to defraud a trucking company and its insurer by staging a crash with a tractor-trailer, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana. The fraudulent claims associated with the staged accident totaled $4.7 million.
On October 13, 2015, Anthony Robinson arranged for his wife, Audrey Harris, his daughter, Keishira Robinson, and neighbor Jerry Schaffer to go for a ride in his automobile. Arriving on the scene of the soon-to-be accident, Robinson exited his vehicle and allowed Roderick Hickman, who acted as the "slammer" in the staged accident, to take the wheel and collide with a tractor-trailer.
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Steve Hallo
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