Staged Accidents

United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that DANNY PATRICK KEATING, JR., age 52, of New Orleans, Louisiana, entered a plea of guilty today to Conspiracy to Commit Mail and Wire Fraud.

Legislation targeting staged vehicle collisions and fraudulent claims affecting the motor carrier industry was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

A 30-year-old New Orleans woman is the latest defendant to plead guilty in a brazen, years-long scheme to fill cars with willing passengers and crash them into big rigs for the insurance payouts.

A rash of accidents staged by a connected circle of con artists are contributing to Louisiana's high insurance rates. But attorneys are fighting back.