A Hammonton, N.J., businessman convicted of an insurance fraud scheme in 2006 started serving his sentence Oct. 17 after five years of appeals.

A woman, her boyfriend and her mother were arrested in Ohio in connection with an alleged arson in July that authorities say was actually an attempted insurance fraud.

A construction defects lawyer faces felony charges, including insurance fraud, for allegedly setting her house in Las Vegas on fire in October 2010 during a failed suicide attempt.

A Charles County, Md., man was indicted for allegedly setting his house on fire Feb. 15 intentionally to collect insurance payments.

A Long County. Ga., sheriff’s deputy faces insurance fraud charges in connection with a fire at his home that authorities say was arson.

A Pennsylvania state trooper was recently arraigned on a series of charges after officials say he offered an old friend money to burn down his girlfriend’s house for insurance money.

A Cumberland County, N.J., man faces insurance fraud and other charges after allegedly conspiring to profit from setting fire to his aunt’s automobile.

Three Virginia residents will spend between five and 10 years in state prison for their roles in setting fire to a home to avoid extensive repairs and paying real estate taxes.

A Gilboa, N.Y., man, who claimed he was thrown 35 feet from his mobile home following a propane explosion, recently landed in jail following allegations of insurance fraud and arson.

A captain in the Bennington (Vt.) Fire Department allegedly told fire investigators that he set two fires in his wife’s home to collect insurance money, which he planned to use to pay for surgery to help her become pregnant again.