A former stuntwoman-turned-attorney has been charged for her role in an alleged scheme to stage car crashes for insurance payouts. Vanessa Motta, 43, pleaded not guilty in federal court on Monday ...

Vanessa Motta, 43, is facing federal charges after she allegedly took part in the plot by representing plaintiffs in the bogus crashes along with another lawyer. Motta, her fiancé, Sean Alfortish ...

Vanessa Motta, 43; her disbarred lawyer fiancé, Sean Alfortish; and several "slammers" — professional drivers who intentionally collided with 18-wheelers and fled the scene — are among the ...

One of those attorneys charged with fraud, Alortish’s fiancée Vanessa Motta, who was in court on Jan. 8 when Alfortish was brought in wearing handcuffs, shackles and an orange prison jumpsuit.

A New Orleans stuntwoman-turned-lawyer staged car crashes to file fraudulent insurance claims, the US Department of Justice alleged. Vanessa Motta, 43, is one of eight people indicted in the ...

stuntwoman-turned-attorney Vanessa Motta — among others in an alleged years-long insurance fraud scheme ending in murder. Harris admitted that he connected Alfortish with Leon "Chunky" Parker ...

Her factual basis references local personal injury attorney Vanessa Motta and her fiancé, disbarred attorney and horseman Sean Alfortish — though not by name. Alfortish and Motta, along with ...

One of the other attorneys charged with fraud is Alortish’s fiancée Vanessa Motta. In WWL Louisiana’s investigative series “Highway Robbery,” Motta and Alfortish were named as early as ...

A New Orleans stuntwoman-turned-lawyer staged car crashes to file fraudulent insurance claims, the US Department of Justice alleged. Vanessa Motta, 43, is one of eight people indicted in the scheme in ...