Several of his acquaintances were similarly beset by combustion, based on the numerous insurance claims they filed for ruined vehicles, houses, apartments and trailers. Two other participants in the scheme are awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty, court records show, and the case against one person was dismissed. “A classic scheme,” said Frank Scafidi, spokesman for the insurance crime bureau, which was not involved in the investigation. On May 11, 2016, six months after the purchase, fire consumed the mobile home, and Taylor filed a claim with Foremost Insurance Group. “On or about September 20, 2016,” the indictment says, “Foremost issued a letter to VERDON TAYLOR denying his claim.”

Source: Washington Post January 21, 2018 21:45 UTC