A former stuntwoman-turned-attorney is facing federal charges after an alleged scheme to stage car crashes and file fraudulent insurance claims and lawsuits in New Orleans, according to federal authorities. 

Vanessa Motta, 43, her disbarred lawyer fiancé, Sean Alfortish, and several “slammers” – professional drivers who intentionally collided with 18-wheelers and fled the scene – are among the eight that took part in the conspiracy, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana. 

Another getaway driver would help the “slammer” flee the scene, the feds wrote. Then, the slammer’s passenger would claim to have been operating the vehicle leading up to the car wreck. Other conspirators would act as witnesses and claim that the drivers of the 18-wheelers were at fault in the crashes, according to the release.

Motta, who allegedly filed the fraudulent claims and suits after the crashes, dabbed her eyes in court and pleaded not guilty on Monday, Nola.com reported.

Cars are pictured trying to enter New Orleans on Interstate 10. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Only Parker and Alfortish, 57, are currently behind bars. Prosecutors said Alfortish was “engaged in a months-long scheme to silence Garrison” before he was murdered through offers to pay him off or move him to the Bahamas, according to the outlet.

Motta was released pending trial on a $25,000 bond on Monday, while Giles was released on a $100,000 secured bond, according to court records. Motta could not immediately be reached for comment.

The embattled former stuntwoman worked on Jurassic World, Logan, Furious 7, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and other films, according to her IMDb profile.

Motta’s television commercials characterized her as a “stuntwoman turned bad a– attorney” and showed her involved in numerous stunts.