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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 18-wheelers, allowing participants to file lawsuits and seek insurance payouts. Prosecutors argued Motta and Giles helped profit from those wrecks through their law practices.
U.S. District Judge Wendy Vitter read the verdict after jurors deliberated for over five hours Friday.
Giles was found guilty of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, mail fraud, obstruction of justice and witness tampering. Motta was found guilty of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud, two counts of mail fraud, obstruction of justice and witness tampering.
'Highway Robbery': Personal injury attorneys found guilty in staged crash scheme
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NEW ORLEANS — A federal jury has found personal injury attorneys Vanessa Motta and Jason Giles guilty on all charges in a trial over an alleged scheme involving staged collisions with 18-wheelers, a case first exposed by WWL Louisiana.
A third defendant, Diaminike Stalbert, was found guilty of making false statements but was cleared of a conspiracy charge. Stalbert was accused of taking part in and helping recruit people for one of the crashes.
Prosecutors said Giles and Motta paid so-called “slammers” to intentionally crash into tractor-trailers so they could file lawsuits and collect larger settlement payouts. The attorneys admitted the existence of the scheme but insisted they were unaware of its full scope.
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