A jury found that Risoldi and her family conspired to scam insurers after three fires at her estate between 2009 and 2013, the Inquirer reported. Risoldi and her family sought payment for items on which they’d already collected insurance money. She also increased coverage on pieces of jewelry shortly before the third fire in 2018, the Inquirer reported. All told, Risoldi allegedly scammed nearly $13 million from her insurers.

Risoldi and five others – including her husband, Thomas French – were charged in 2015. French committed suicide shortly afterward, leaving a note insisting on his innocence, according to the Inquirer.

Risoldi’s attorney, Jack McMahon, told the Inquirer that he planned to appeal the sentence.