Four more individuals have been sentenced for their role in staged crashes with tractor-trailers in the New Orleans area.
February 15, 2023Government, Business, Safety
Federal Judge Sentences Four Involved in Staged New Orleans Crashes
Government, Business, Safety
Three Louisiana Women Sentenced in Staged Accident in New Orleans
Three southeastern Louisiana residents have been sentenced for their role in a 2017 staged accident in New Orleans with a tractor-trailer.
February 1, 2023Government, Equipment
Five More Plead Guilty to Staged Accidents in New Orleans
A total of five individuals have pleaded guilty to staging two accidents in the New Orleans area with tractor-trailers in 2017, and obtaining fraudulent financial settlements totaling more than $282,000.
June 2, 2021Government, Business, Safety
First Trial Set for May 10 in New Orleans Staged Accident Charges
Genetta Isreal, a 51-year-old Houston woman indicted for her alleged role in a June 2017 staged accident in New Orleans with a tractor-trailer, is set to go on trial May 10.
February 9, 2021Government, Business, Safety
New Orleans Attorney Indicted in Staged-Accident Scam
A previously unidentified New Orleans attorney alleged to be a co-conspirator in a sweeping federal investigation into staged accidents with tractor-trailers was named in a Nov. 5 federal indictment for his alleged role in the conspiracy.
November 5, 2020TCA
New Mississippi Port to Compete With Nearby Port of New Orleans
Officials at the Plaquemines Port in Louisiana plan to develop an intermodal container shipping terminal along the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish, a move that would increase competition with the Port of New Orleans, which is about 20 miles away.
April 3, 2017