JEFFERSON, La. (WVUE) – Federal prosecutors say dozens of drivers intentionally crashed into 18-wheelers between 2015 and 2020, hoping to secure large insurance payouts through bogus lawsuits.
The staged crashes, many of which took place in New Orleans East and Gentilly, became the focus of a years-long federal investigation that exposed a network involving drivers, passengers, attorneys and medical claims.
Randy Guillot, president of Jefferson Parish-based Triple G Express, said his company was among those targeted…