The fate of two well-known New Orleans lawyers is now in the hands of jurors after nearly three weeks of testimony in a wide-ranging staged wrecks and insurance fraud trial.
Vanessa Motta and Jason Giles stood trial and are both accused of staging car crashes to fraudulently collect insurance money.
Motta, a former stuntwoman turned plaintiff’s lawyer, and Giles, a principal at the King Firm, are charged with wire fraud, mail fraud, obstruction of justice and witness tampering…