Friends allegedly stole Greg Biffle’s wealth after plane crash. What to know
Friends of NASCAR Hall of Famer Greg Biffle conspired to steal his wealth after he, his wife and their two children died in a December plane crash, according to an Iredell County sheriff’s search warrant. Investigators allege the scheme involved multiple conspirators with intimate knowledge of the Biffles’ accounts and personal information.
FULL STORY: Greg Biffle’s friends conspired to steal his wealth after he died, records allege
Here are key takeaways:
• Greg Biffle, his wife Cristina Grossu, their two children and three others died in a Dec. 18 plane crash at Statesville Regional Airport. A sheriff’s detective alleges in a March 10 warrant that friends executed a strategic plan to steal from the family after their deaths.
• Investigators found “multiple counts of fraud” across bank and other accounts in multiple states, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars stolen. The detective wrote that the scheme required multiple conspirators with access to Social Security numbers, birthdays and passwords.
• Suspicious activity began the day after the crash, with email addresses, phone numbers and passwords being changed on the Biffles’ accounts. Fraudulent activity also started on Grossu’s Venmo account.
• A Jan. 7 break-in at the Biffles’ Lake Norman home in Mooresville was allegedly a cover-up to steal evidence, the detective wrote. The intruder spent extended time inside and took $30,000 in cash, NASCAR memorabilia and two Glock handguns.
• Investigators matched surveillance footage of the intruder to a woman seen at a Dec. 16 celebration of Biffle’s life who was a friend of Grossu. License plate readers placed her husband’s pickup truck near the home just before the break-in. No arrests have been made.
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