Two men who committed arson got burned by lengthy prison sentences.

In February 2008, Jerome County Sheriff's Department found a burning vehicle. The vehicle's owner, Spencer Jay Maschek, denied knowing that his Honda was missing and subsequently filed a claim with his insurance company. Farm Bureau Insurance contacted the Department of Insurance about the suspicious nature of the claim.

Aided by Idaho's Department of Insurance Investigator Jan Heinz, police gathered information and assisted Farm Bureau Insurance in the investigation. Together they discovered that Maschek had asked Patrick Anthony Morrissey to set the vehicle on fire.

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