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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Motta's attorney, Sean Toomey, a partner at New Orleans-based law firm Liskow & Lewis, issued the following statement regarding the allegations: "Vanessa Motta is completely innocent of any ...

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 ...