VANESSA MOTTA PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MAIL FRAUD AND WIRE FRAUD. THREE COUNTS OF OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE AND FOUR COUNTS OF WITNESS TAMPERING. THE INDICTMENT CLAIMS MOTTA AND ...

A New Orleans stuntwoman-turned-lawyer staged car crashes to file fraudulent insurance claims, the US Department of Justice alleged. Vanessa Motta, 43, is one of eight people indicted in the ...

Vanessa Motta’s attorney, Sean Toomey, filed a motion Thursday asking for a speedy trial. In the motion, Motta claims to be in “financial ruin” due to not being able to work. Motta’s law ...