Lafayette Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Stage Automobile Accidents

audreykennedy7
Jan 15, 2022
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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA– United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that RYAN WHEATEN (“WHEATEN”), age 54, of Lafayette, Louisiana, was sentenced on January 12, 2022 for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, arising out of staged automobile accidents with tractor-trailers occurring in New Orleans. Read more...

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