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Vanessa Motta

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Convicted in a public proceeding.

This page records only the legal facts of a public proceeding, each with its own source. It contains no addresses, contact details, family information or speculation, by policy, see the editorial policy. Last reviewed 2026-10-08.

  1. A former Hollywood stuntwoman who became a licensed personal injury attorney in New Orleans and owner of Motta Law LLC. source
  2. Indicted alongside co-defendants and two law firms in connection with a staged-collision scheme that prosecutors say ran from December 2011 to December 2024, in which 'slammers' were paid to deliberately crash vehicles into 18-wheelers so fraudulent insurance claims and lawsuits could be filed. source
  3. Convicted on March 20, 2026, after a three-week federal jury trial, of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, mail fraud, obstruction of justice and witness tampering, guilty on every count charged against her and her firm. source
  4. Ordered held in federal custody immediately after the verdict, rather than released on bond, pending sentencing. source
  5. Filed a post-trial motion seeking a new trial or acquittal after the verdict; as of this page's last review, the motion's outcome and her final sentence had not been reported in available sources. source

These are the facts of a prosecution that produced a jury conviction, with a post-trial motion and sentencing still pending at the time of last review. Only the legal facts of that proceeding appear on this page, in line with the site’s editorial policy.

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  1. UPDATE: Two attorneys convicted, jailed in Louisiana staged accident scam. FreightWaves. Accessed 2026-10-08.
  2. Federal indictment unsealed implicating New Orleans attorneys, law firms in fake crash scheme. Fox 8 Live (WVUE New Orleans). Accessed 2026-10-08.

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