Federal prosecutors place attorneys Vanessa Motta and Jason Giles near the center of a criminal scheme that they say led to the murder of a federal witness, Cornelius Garrison.

Stuntwoman-turned-attorney accused of staging car crashes to file fraudulent insurance claims - Vanessa Motta, 43, is one of eight people who’ve been indicted in the scheme by Department of Justice ...

Alleged triggerman in killing said "Alfortish paid him for the murder," according to court documents filed in a plea ...

The stuntwoman-turned-lawyer allegedly represented plaintiffs that were part of staged crashes. A New Orleans stuntwoman-turned-lawyer found herself in a heap of legal trouble after she was ...

Stuntwoman-turned-lawyer Vanessa Motta is accused of filing fraudulent insurance claims after staged 18-wheeler crashes in an ...

A former stuntwoman used her professional skills to fake a number of car crashes and file insurance claims, according to an indictment unsealed last month by the Department of Justice. Vanessa Motta, ...

Ryan "Red" Harris pleaded guilty to the killing of a federal witness, Cornelius Garrison, in 2020 to silence him over his ...

Both are charged in a wide-ranging federal indictment and are accused of filing false insurance claims for people involved in staged wrecks with 18-wheelers and then allegedly ripping off insurance ...

A former stuntwoman-turned-attorney has been charged for her role in an alleged scheme to stage car crashes for insurance payouts. Vanessa Motta, 43, pleaded not guilty in federal court on Monday ...

Ryan Harris, who was indicted in connection with the staged wrecks as well as an investigation into the killing of a federal ...

A former stuntwoman-turned-attorney is facing federal charges after an alleged scheme to stage car crashes and file fraudulent insurance claims and lawsuits in New Orleans, according to federal ...

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