Obscure Store and Reading Room
Home
Friday, April 27, 2007
Claim: Family staged 23 crashes to collect insurance money
Their alleged goal was to get their kitchen renovated.
(Albany Times Union)
Apr 27, 2007 1:15:41 PM
NEXT POST
Traffic stands still as two women fight on Interstate 694
The bizarre scene unfolded when Zion Johnson and Jerusha Monger stopped the car they were in, got out, and pushed, shoved and hit each other in the center lane of westbound traffic. The altercation at 5:20 p.m. tied up traffic...
PREVIOUS POST
School is missing $2.7 million of stuff, says it's no big deal
Florida A&M University officials claim the vast majority of the 987 missing items -- including five lawn mowers and two industrial-sized popcorn poppers -- are old and worthless. But that response doesn't satisfy the state's auditor. (St. Petersburg Times)
1
Following
13
Followers
Search
Recent Comments
rickets:
im gonna miss you OSRR(JIM). been reading almos...
|
more »
On
Dear readers: After 13 years, I'm closing The Obscure Store
twerp:
Nope! Regina beat you to it! And now I beat R...
|
more »
On
Dear readers: After 13 years, I'm closing The Obscure Store
ReginaFilangee:
And to quote Lee Greenwood, ...thank my lucky...
|
more »
On
Dear readers: After 13 years, I'm closing The Obscure Store
They say it takes all kinds but I wonder why????
Posted by: Pam | Friday, April 27, 2007 at 01:30 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 | Friday, April 27, 2007 at 01:30 PM
They're a one family demolition derby!
Posted by: Kghoti | Friday, April 27, 2007 at 01:31 PM
sigh, what people won't do for a 1994 Chrysler New Yorker nowadays...
Posted by: fermata | Friday, April 27, 2007 at 01:31 PM
Winston Churchill said it best
"It doesn't take all kinds; we just HAVE all kinds"
Posted by: Nell | Friday, April 27, 2007 at 01:32 PM
I heard that when they got to 50 staged crashes, they were going to take a Caribbean cruise.
Posted by: pnwgal | Friday, April 27, 2007 at 01:41 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 | Friday, April 27, 2007 at 02:09 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 | Friday, April 27, 2007 at 04:56 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 | Friday, April 27, 2007 at 05:20 PM
Houghtaling and Willie weren't on anon's name list, so maybe they're Basque.
Posted by: Nell | Friday, April 27, 2007 at 07:03 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 | Saturday, April 28, 2007 at 10:42 AM
Wow, the Klan sure likes to comment here,and ya.. I'm white.
Posted by: | Saturday, April 28, 2007 at 10:50 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 | Saturday, April 28, 2007 at 12:26 PM
See no problem with identifying race in news articles.
Also wouldn't be bad if they id'ed illegals also
Posted by: jazz | Saturday, April 28, 2007 at 05:59 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: | Sunday, April 29, 2007 at 05:07 AM
Middleweight*
Posted by: | Sunday, April 29, 2007 at 05:10 AM
What happened to the other 22 alleged crashes?
Posted by: pac | Sunday, April 29, 2007 at 09:39 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: | Sunday, April 29, 2007 at 11:31 AM
above link ends in .html
Posted by: | Sunday, April 29, 2007 at 11:33 AM
What was the name of that Michael Moore movie?
Posted by: docray | Sunday, April 29, 2007 at 04:06 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: | Monday, October 01, 2007 at 08:29 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 | Thursday, April 02, 2009 at 10:51 AM
Did they get the insurance? What happened next? I hope they collected the insurance money.
Posted by: wall mirror | Tuesday, November 09, 2010 at 07:02 AM