alik_05
07-05-2005, 12:33 PM
Students Pass exam by torching teacher's car - [Texan Gaming]
2 Texas students have been charged with arson after agreeing to torch a teacher's car so she could collect insurance money. Roger Luna, 18, and Darwin Arias, 17, were failing their chemistry class but got passing marks in exchange for stealing and burning the car.
Houston teacher Tramesha Fox did the scam after falling behind in payments on her Chevy Malibu. She has been charged with arson and insurance fraud.
Fox, of Aldine Senior High School, reported her car stolen in May. It was found burned out 12 days later near the home of Arias. On the last day of school, the boys allegedly took the unlocked vehicle from a shopping mall car park to a wooded area and set it alight.
Investigators became suspicious when they discovered Ms Fox had bought a new Toyota Corolla a week before the Malibu was reported stolen. She reportedly still owed $20,000 on the Malibu.
Fox provided a list of up to 7 potential suspects which did not include the names of her co-conspirators. Mr Luna and Mr Arias were identified after investigators checked Ms Fox's mobile phone call list.
BBC
2 Texas students have been charged with arson after agreeing to torch a teacher's car so she could collect insurance money. Roger Luna, 18, and Darwin Arias, 17, were failing their chemistry class but got passing marks in exchange for stealing and burning the car.
Houston teacher Tramesha Fox did the scam after falling behind in payments on her Chevy Malibu. She has been charged with arson and insurance fraud.
Fox, of Aldine Senior High School, reported her car stolen in May. It was found burned out 12 days later near the home of Arias. On the last day of school, the boys allegedly took the unlocked vehicle from a shopping mall car park to a wooded area and set it alight.
Investigators became suspicious when they discovered Ms Fox had bought a new Toyota Corolla a week before the Malibu was reported stolen. She reportedly still owed $20,000 on the Malibu.
Fox provided a list of up to 7 potential suspects which did not include the names of her co-conspirators. Mr Luna and Mr Arias were identified after investigators checked Ms Fox's mobile phone call list.
BBC