Claim: Family staged 23 crashes to collect insurance money

Their alleged goal was to get their kitchen renovated. (Albany Times Union)

Comments

[Pam]

They say it takes all kinds but I wonder why????

[Nell]

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-

[Kghoti]

They're a one family demolition derby!

[fermata]

sigh, what people won't do for a 1994 Chrysler New Yorker nowadays...

[Nell]

Winston Churchill said it best
"It doesn't take all kinds; we just HAVE all kinds"

[pnwgal]

I heard that when they got to 50 staged crashes, they were going to take a Caribbean cruise.

[Chumley]

'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?

[Charles]

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).

[Soo]

I'm just glad to know why insurance premiums are so darn high.

Thanks, freaks!

/these assclowns make my family look like angels.

[Nell]

Houghtaling and Willie weren't on anon's name list, so maybe they're Basque.

[JDubs]

Good thing they didn't want a new roof. I don't want to even think how they would pull that shit off.

Wow, the Klan sure likes to comment here,and ya.. I'm white.

[docray]

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.

[jazz]

See no problem with identifying race in news articles.
Also wouldn't be bad if they id'ed illegals also

Frank Houghtaling is a welterweight boxer and was arrested for insurance fraud days before a big fight. His picture is on the web.

Middleweight*

[pac]

What happened to the other 22 alleged crashes?

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

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[docray]

What was the name of that Michael Moore movie?

What happens when everyone is acquitted because it was lies that were spread about a family? Doe everyone take back their comments?

[William Notro]

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.

[wall mirror]

Did they get the insurance? What happened next? I hope they collected the insurance money.