MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man pleaded guilty Tuesday to filing a fraudulent insurance claim over a staged arson he attempted to portray as a politically motivated attack.
Dennis Mora, 30, of the Brooklyn Center, told law enforcement in September 2020 that someone set a camper on fire and three unknown men were killed near his home when he heard an explosion, according to federal officials. erroneously reported that he was at
Mora told officials that his garage door was vandalized with the Antifa symbol and spray paint reading “Biden 2020” and “BLM.” He claimed his camper was targeted because it had the Trump 2020 flag on it.
Police found Mora had set fire to his property and spray-painted graffiti on his garage. He filed multiple insurance claims seeking compensation for fire damage to his garage, camper, vehicle and residence, court documents show.
Molla also allowed other users to create and start two GoFundMe accounts to benefit Molla and his family. In total, Molla filed over $300,000 in fraudulent insurance claims, of which he received approximately $61,000 from insurance companies. Molla has also received over $17,000 of his from private donors through GoFundMe.
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Molla pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud.
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