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Claim: Family staged 23 crashes to collect insurance money
Their alleged goal was to get their kitchen renovated. (Albany Times Union)
April 27, 2007 | Permalink
Comments
They say it takes all kinds but I wonder why????
Posted by: Pam | Apr 27, 2007 1:30:39 PM
Beautiful plan, well executed, showed good knowledge of the workings of the insurance system. Normally an A- for Fraud Efficiency; however, letting a "friend" in on a stricly all in the family deal--I'm afraid I'll have to mark them down to a D-
Posted by: Nell | Apr 27, 2007 1:30:57 PM
They're a one family demolition derby!
Posted by: Kghoti | Apr 27, 2007 1:31:10 PM
sigh, what people won't do for a 1994 Chrysler New Yorker nowadays...
Posted by: fermata | Apr 27, 2007 1:31:37 PM
Winston Churchill said it best
"It doesn't take all kinds; we just HAVE all kinds"
Posted by: Nell | Apr 27, 2007 1:32:10 PM
I heard that when they got to 50 staged crashes, they were going to take a Caribbean cruise.
Posted by: pnwgal | Apr 27, 2007 1:41:09 PM
'Houghtaling'
Why didn't they just come out and say a negro family named Houghtaling? I mean, if they're thieving they must be black, right?
Posted by: Chumley | Apr 27, 2007 2:09:54 PM
Well...the name of the witness is Willie Cook. with just that minor piece of information, I will bet black (just like Wesley Snipes once said: always bet black).
Posted by: Charles | Apr 27, 2007 4:56:10 PM
I'm just glad to know why insurance premiums are so darn high.
Thanks, freaks!
/these assclowns make my family look like angels.
Posted by: Soo | Apr 27, 2007 5:20:17 PM
Houghtaling and Willie weren't on anon's name list, so maybe they're Basque.
Posted by: Nell | Apr 27, 2007 7:03:14 PM
Good thing they didn't want a new roof. I don't want to even think how they would pull that shit off.
Posted by: JDubs | Apr 28, 2007 10:42:20 AM
Wow, the Klan sure likes to comment here,and ya.. I'm white.
Posted by: | Apr 28, 2007 10:50:11 AM
Too funny, another example of an inability to apply common sense. Very creative 'out of the box' thinking, I would have worked more overtime or looked for a second job.
Posted by: docray | Apr 28, 2007 12:26:01 PM
See no problem with identifying race in news articles.
Also wouldn't be bad if they id'ed illegals also
Posted by: jazz | Apr 28, 2007 5:59:03 PM
Frank Houghtaling is a welterweight boxer and was arrested for insurance fraud days before a big fight. His picture is on the web.
Posted by: | Apr 29, 2007 5:07:46 AM
Middleweight*
Posted by: | Apr 29, 2007 5:10:16 AM
What happened to the other 22 alleged crashes?
Posted by: pac | Apr 29, 2007 9:39:52 AM
http://www.saddoboxing.com/2975-ringside-boxing-report-hercules-kyvelos-frank-houghtaling.html
I recommnd that Chumley, Charles, and Jazz might want to check out the boxing photos
Posted by: | Apr 29, 2007 11:31:20 AM
above link ends in .html
Posted by: | Apr 29, 2007 11:33:10 AM
What was the name of that Michael Moore movie?
Posted by: docray | Apr 29, 2007 4:06:20 PM
What happens when everyone is acquitted because it was lies that were spread about a family? Doe everyone take back their comments?
Posted by: | Oct 1, 2007 8:29:19 AM
I hate to break the good news to you but the whole family was found to be innocent. The witness "willy Cook" who was sitting on a 25 year sentence and plea bargained down to 1 year for his made up story about the Houghtaling family was found to be lying thru his teeth. The DA was made to look like a fool and Willy, well he got his deal to stand and only spent a year in the slammer. Sorry you all jumpted to such outrageous conclusions. Oh well.
Posted by: William Notro | Apr 2, 2009 10:51:06 AM
