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Another "Small Fry" Update to Nola Slamming/Staged Accident Conspiracy Federal Probe
Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:12 am
Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:12 am
In New Orleans federal probe of staged big-rig wrecks, three more plead guilty
Past threads for context:
Case of staged wrecks, disbarred lawyer, stuntwoman attorney takes dark turn with murders
Attorney Patrick Keating pleads guilty to staged accident scheme
It is mind boggling how, in such a wide-ranging conspiracy involving millions of dollars and around 100 fraudulent cases filed, the Feds have failed to bring charges against the higher ups. The corruption must go pretty damn high up.
quote:
Three more New Orleans-area defendants pleaded guilty this week for roles as passengers in a high-stakes scheme to crash vehicles into big rigs for hefty insurance payouts.
Dimitri Frazier, 31, Tiffany Turner, 52, and her daughter, Adonte Turner, 25, each pleaded guilty to a felony charge of conspiracy to commit mail fraud.
They admitted to participating in a staged wreck on Nov. 13, 2017 on eastbound Interstate 10 near Paris Road, in which Frazier’s Chevrolet Impala was used to crash into a 2013 International tractor trailer.
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Their pleas this week mean 47 of 52 defendants have pleaded guilty in a series of indictments since 2019 charging them in a brazen scam that involved the same sets of lawyers repeatedly filing claims for passengers in crashes the feds say were staged.
In some cases, those passengers underwent surgeries they didn’t need, according to prosecutors.
Only one attorney, Danny Patrick Keating Jr., has faced charges to date. Keating pleaded guilty in 2021 and is scheduled to be sentenced in three weeks.
Those upcoming court dates have raised questions about whether federal prosecutors are wrapping up their case without having pursued charges against bigger fish within New Orleans’ legal community.
One of the 52 defendants, slammer Cornelius Garrison, was gunned down four days after his indictment in the case, in what prosecutors fear was a targeted attack to prevent his cooperation with the government. Charges against another defendant were dismissed.
Past threads for context:
Case of staged wrecks, disbarred lawyer, stuntwoman attorney takes dark turn with murders
Attorney Patrick Keating pleads guilty to staged accident scheme
It is mind boggling how, in such a wide-ranging conspiracy involving millions of dollars and around 100 fraudulent cases filed, the Feds have failed to bring charges against the higher ups. The corruption must go pretty damn high up.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:21 am to Havoc
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mind boggling
Not really. Two elements here: government and New Orleans
Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:41 am to Havoc
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mind boggling
It should be. But it's really not. And that's sad.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 11:44 am to Havoc
They were never going to get the doctors unless they had them in writing on knowing it was staged. Too much subjectivity in simply believing what your patient says.
Now some of the other lawyer(s) who have both literally and figuratively walked tight ropes in their lives seem to be skating
Now some of the other lawyer(s) who have both literally and figuratively walked tight ropes in their lives seem to be skating
This post was edited on 1/11/24 at 11:45 am
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:19 pm to Havoc
Lawyers and black people, everything you love about New Orleans.
This post was edited on 1/11/24 at 12:20 pm
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:21 pm to Havoc
Vaguely remember the details on this whole situation, who were the higher ups you refer to?
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:55 pm to boosiebadazz
I have to imagine there was cooperation or iron clad proof of a legit ignorant patsy scenario.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 12:59 pm to SlowFlowPro
Not when you consider her boyfriend and his past
Posted on 1/11/24 at 1:04 pm to Havoc
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Three more New Orleans-area defendants pleaded guilty this week for roles as passengers in a high-stakes scheme to crash vehicles into big rigs for hefty insurance payouts.
Good! When can I expect my insurance to go down?
Posted on 1/11/24 at 1:07 pm to boosiebadazz
Pretty wild that a guy was whacked and this hasn’t been made into a documentary yet
Posted on 1/11/24 at 2:00 pm to danilo
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mind boggling
It’s actually “mine-bottling”
It comes from the Middle Ages, when the monks were making beer and the bottles would explode they would yell “mine-bottling!” because they didn’t understand fermentation
Posted on 1/11/24 at 2:03 pm to el Gaucho
It was spelled mein buttling.
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