Fraud

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.

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.