NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Testimony continued Monday (March 9) in the federal staged crash fraud trial involving New Orleans personal injury attorneys Vanessa Motta and Jason Giles, with a former accountant describing major changes in Motta’s finances after she became a lawyer.
The trial, now in its second week in federal court, centers on allegations that attorneys and others orchestrated schemes in which drivers intentionally crashed into 18-wheelers and then filed fraudulent lawsuits.
Motta, Giles, their law firms and an alleged co-conspirator face multiple fraud-related charges tied to those alleged staged accidents.
Accountant describes Motta’s finances and record keeping
Will Crammer, who handled Motta’s tax filings from 2012 to 2018, testified he began working with her when she was still working as a Hollywood stunt driver in Los Angeles before becoming a personal injury attorney in New Orleans…