article_snippet: Accused: Claire Risoldi, her two adult children, her daughter-in-law and two others, is in court for a preliminary hearing into accusations that Claire Risoldi fraudulently claimed $20 million in insurance payouts.
article_snippet: On Tuesday, friend Tina Mazaheri, a lawyer, told the court that Risoldi visited Claire Risoldi to ask what Claire Risoldi would tell a grand jury if Claire Risoldi was questioned about the fires, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
article_snippet: When Mazaheri said lying would violate Claire Risoldi professional duty, Risoldi erupted in anger and shouted at Claire Risoldi, Mazaheri told the court.
article_snippet: Also on Tuesday, a jewelry expert was called to testify against the family as prosecutors intended to show Risoldi claimed losses for jewelry that later turned up in Claire Risoldi bank deposit box.
article_snippet: Family ties: Risoldi's son, Carl A. Risoldi, 43, a public relations and marketing specialist, and his wife, Sheila M. Risoldi, have been charged with multiple offenses, including theft by deception .
article_snippet: Accused: Clarie's daughter Carla Risoldi, a former Bucks County prosecutor and now a private attorney, and private investigator Mark Goldman, 54, have also been charged on multiple counts .
article_snippet: Authorities said Authoritiesuncovered a decades-long pattern of questionable insurance claims by Risoldi.
article_snippet: Risoldi's son, Carl A. Risoldi, 43, and his wife, Sheila M. Risoldi, 43, are also charged as well as private investigator Mark Goldman, 54, and fabric vendor Richard Holston, 51.
article_snippet: Defense attorneys also pointed that the payouts were made after insurers' investigators looked into the claims.
highlights_snippet: Claire Risoldi, 67, Claire Risoldi adult children, daughter-in-law and two others have been charged in an extensive insurance fraud scheme .
  