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Risk & Disruption
High ImpactAug 12, 2026

Federal Trial Exposes 13-Year Staged Crash Scheme Targeting Trucks

Federal prosecutors are pursuing charges against disbarred attorney Sean Alfortish and others in connection with a sprawling organized scheme involving intentionally staged collisions with commercial

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Risk & Disruption
ModerateJul 30, 2026

Louisiana Staged Accident Scam: New Trial Denied, Murder Trial Looms

The legal fallout from **Operation Sideswipe**, Louisiana's massive staged accident insurance fraud scheme, continues to intensify as Vanessa Motta's bid for a new trial was rejected by U.S. District

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Risk & Disruption
High ImpactJul 23, 2026

Federal Staged Crash Bill Targets Trucking Fraud With 20-Year Penalties

Senator Ashley Moody introduced the Staged Accident Fraud Prevention Act, creating a federal crime for orchestrating collisions involving commercial motor vehicles. The bill carries penalties of up to

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Risk & Disruption
High ImpactJul 9, 2026

Trucking's $38M Insurance Fraud: What Shippers Must Know

Jasbir Thandi's guilty plea in the Global Hawk Insurance fraud case represents one of the trucking industry's largest insurance scheme collapses. Between 2016 and 2020, Thandi, who controlled every as

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Risk & Disruption
High ImpactJul 9, 2026

Digital Trucking Fraud Costing Companies Millions Post-Accident

Trucking insurance fraud has evolved into a sophisticated digital operation that targets accident victims and transportation companies through coordinated online schemes. Beyond the immediate physical

FreightWaves#insurance-fraud#trucking-security#digital-threats