A few months back a couple reported a fire at their cabin off of Empire Church Road in Groveland, FL. Soon after the fire was extinguished, the fire marshal was called out because there was suspicion about the cause of the blaze. Now, husband and wife are charged with both causing the fire and then trying to defraud the insurance company.
According to this article from the Orlando Sentinel, Detective Arnie Amoros with the state fire marshal says that arsons often increase during times of economic hardship. He compares them to a criminal, personal “bail out.” Unfortunately for Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Britton, they won’t be reaping any rewards from this bail out. [Read more...]
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