Five Plead Guilty to Staging Truck Crashes in New Orleans Area

Five individuals accused of participating in a two-year conspiracy to stage accidents with tractor-trailers in the New Orleans area have pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges. Three others also accused in an indictment last year of participating in the crash fraud scheme — including the alleged ringleader — were not included in the slate of plea bargains. One of the three accused died last year.