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Three people were inside this burning home but managed to get out safely.
Firefighters are battling a massive fire in East Bank in Kanawha County. A house on Walnut Street went up in flames around 5:15 a.m. Firefighters said two people were home at the time but managed to
Three escape massive fire in a home on Walnut Street in Kanawha County
CHARLESTON, WV (AP) -
A Nitro couple has pleaded guilty in the case of a scheme to defraud
American Electric Power out of nearly $600,000 by submitting false power surge
damage claims.
Mark Ingram, 42, and Crystal Ingram, 32, pleaded
guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, according to U.S.
Attorney Booth Goodwin's office.
The Ingrams admitted to working with former AEP
property damage claims adjuster Deborah Farmer to submit fake claims, according
to Goodwin's office. Farmer pleaded guilty in April, admitting she arranged for
the Ingrams and others to submit the claims, ranging from $4,000 to $19,000.
The Ingrams admitted they were paid four checks for a
total of $53,000, according to the prosecutor's office.
Seven other co-defendants also have pleaded guilty and are awaiting
sentencing, the prosecutor's office stated. Each faces 20 years in prison and a
$250,000 fine when sentenced Sept. 18.
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