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Camp Fire Fraud Guilty Plea

Posted: Sep. 21, 2021 12:32 AM PDT

Nearly three years since the Camp Fire in Paradise, fraud cases continue to be prosecuted. And a former resident has pleaded guilty in a federal courtroom in Sacramento. Assistant U.S. Attorney Shelley Weger says 64-year-old Deborah Laughlin submitted an application shortly after the blaze that destroyed the town…

click to listen to Shelley Weger

Weger says other individuals were renting and residing in the mobile home. She received over 77-thousand dollars for replacing allegedly lost items, rental assistance and temporary housing…

click to listen to Shelley Weger

Laughlin is scheduled to be sentenced on December 20th and faces a potential maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. Weger says they’ve indicted a total of eight people on various fraud charges, with some cases still pending.

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