New Orleans Attorney Denied New Trial in Staged-Accident Scam
Vanessa Motta will face sentencing in September. Her romantic partner stands trial next month for murdering a cooperating witness.
Broker Fraud & Vetting
Freight broker fraud, double-brokering scams, fictitious pickups, factoring fraud, broker bond claims, and how carriers vet brokers before pulling a load.
C.H. Robinson Hit With $604M Verdict After Jury Finds Broker Liability
Dallas jury assigned 23% fault to broker in 2021 crash case, signaling new exposure for brokers under post-Montgomery legal landscape.
C.H. Robinson Hit With $604M Verdict After Jury Calls Driver 'Borrowed Employee'
Dallas jury found broker 23% liable but vicarious-liability theory could multiply exposure. Verdict follows Supreme Court ruling that killed federal preemption…
Drug Traffickers Used Broker Model to Move $139M Across Border
Canadian and U.S. authorities seized 1.7 metric tons of cocaine, meth, and opium from a network that arranged cross-border drug loads like a freight broker…
Eight Charged in $10M Cargo Theft Ring Using Carrier Impersonation
Federal prosecutors allege the organization stole electronics, liquor, eggs, and skincare products by posing as legitimate carriers and diverting freight…
Small Brokers Face Harder Vetting After Supreme Court Kills Immunity
Montgomery v. Caribe Transport ruling forces even compliant brokers to prove carrier vetting or face liability for crashes they didn't cause.
What a Top Plaintiff Attorney Looks for Before Suing a Broker
Michael Leizerman won the Supreme Court broker negligent-selection case. He says he's not looking for perfection: he's looking for obvious failures carriers…
Jasbir Thandi Pleads Guilty to $38.8M Trucking Insurance Fraud
Global Hawk Insurance president admitted falsifying $44.9 million in assets, hiding 512 policies off the books, and leaving 1,008 trucks effectively uninsured…
Supreme Court broker ruling opens truck lessors to same liability
Montgomery v. Caribe Transport killed broker immunity on May 14. The same reasoning applies to Ryder, Penske, and every commercial lessor that hands trucks to…
Controller Stole $3.2M From Texas Broker, Spent $1M on Online Gambling
Mitchell Slentz pleaded guilty to wire fraud after prosecutors say he funneled 147 payments into his personal accounts while overseeing Austin Freight Systems'…
Ghost Carriers Use Stolen MC Numbers to Infiltrate Broker Systems
Fraudsters acquire legitimate motor carrier numbers and digital identities to pose as real trucking companies, exposing gaps in broker vetting workflows.
Trucker Arrested With $2.9M Tungsten Oxide Load After Alleged Fictitious Pickup
Deepak Kumar, 31, allegedly used fraudulent documents to pick up 40,000 pounds of tungsten oxide powder bound for Mitsubishi in Japan. Police stopped him on…