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Hawthorne man sentenced to 212 years for insurance scheme after killing sons by driving car off Port of LA pier

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Thursday, March 11, 2021
Hawthorne man gets 212 years for insurance fraud in death of sons
A South Bay man was sentenced Thursday to 212 years in federal prison for defrauding insurance companies after driving his two children and ex-wife off a pier at the Port of Los Angeles to collect on accidental death policies.
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