Grand Jury Indicts Jonesboro Man for Wire and Comp Fraud

Curtis Roller, 56, of Jonesboro, was indicted on Jan. 24 by a federal grand jury for 11 counts of wire fraud after obtaining Federal Emergency Management Agency grants and four counts of making false statements on workers' compensation forms, the United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana announced Monday.U.S. Attorney Stephanie Finley said that according to the indictment, from Jan. 1, 2002, to Dec. 31, 2010, Roller submitted false information on grant applications he sent to FEMA so Louisiana and Arkansas fire departments he wrote grants for were eligible to receive the...