Fraud of the Week

March 7, 2016

Arson—Connecticut

Amount: unknown

 

A Brookfield woman was sentenced to twelve years in prison for setting fire to her mother's home in order to collect the insurance money. Gasoline was poured throughout the house and ignited. Inside the garage, which was not burned, was the daughter's car full of frozen food, two television sets, a digital camera, and four cellphones. She was found guilty of first-degree arson, conspiracy to commit first-degree arson, and insurance fraud.