Less than a month after former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family , investigators say two of their 鈥渇riends鈥� conspired to and took cash, guns and financial information in an attempt to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars.
More than 40 search warrants have been issued, authorities in North Carolina say, focusing on a married couple who allegedly knew Biffle and his wife Cristina. The suspects did 鈥渁 lot of planning in an attempt to make a financial gain鈥� off their deaths, Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell said. The Associated Press is not naming the pair because no arrests have been made.
Biffle, his wife and his two children, along with three others, died in the Dec. 18 crash, which remains . Some survivors of those killed are suing the estates of Biffle and the pilot for millions of dollars.
According to a search warrant affidavit, the husband being investigated met Biffle when the former driver used his private helicopter to deliver aid after Hurricane Helene. The woman attended a Christmas party at the Biffles’ home in Mooresville, North Carolina, weeks before the crash.
Authorities reported a break-in at the home on Jan. 8, saying $30,000 in cash, two Glock handguns and NASCAR memorabilia were stolen. Search warrants were later executed at two sites, one near the Biffles鈥� residence and another in a nearby county.
A person seen on surveillance video, identified as a woman, appeared to be familiar with the large home’s layout, including the locations of cameras, closets and a safe room, a detective wrote in a search warrant affidavit. The intruder spent nearly six hours inside the house the night of Jan. 7 into the following morning.
Evidence showed a cellphone and multiple devices were active on the property during that time, according to the warrant. The only people allowed to be there would’ve been the administers of the estate, but they weren’t present.
Authorities say they linked the woman to someone who attended , and said license plate readers placed her husband鈥檚 truck near the home that night.
The warrants also describe alleged financial crimes. Investigators say that bank, Venmo and PayPal accounts tied to the Biffles were accessed online using personal information, with phone numbers and email addresses changed to gain control of funds. Money was then allegedly transferred to accounts not belonging to the family and used for purchases, according to the warrant.
At least one fraudulent check tied to Biffle鈥檚 business interests was cashed, and other attempts were made to access accounts. The activity occurred across multiple states. The sheriff would not say whether the same suspects in the break-in are being investigated for the financial crimes, saying the department is waiting for more evidence.
Meanwhile, the plane crash sparked lawsuits against the estates of Biffle and the pilot Dennis Dutton, who was killed along with his son.
On April 17, the estates of Dutton and his son sued Biffle鈥檚 estate for at least $15 million each, alleging Biffle failed to properly maintain the plane and operated it in a defective condition. The claims include lost income and 鈥減re-death pain and suffering.鈥�
In February, Biffle鈥檚 ex-wife, Nicole Biffle, filed a notice of claim against Dutton鈥檚 estate on behalf of the couple鈥檚 14-year-old daughter鈥檚 estate, seeking at least $10 million for wrongful death.
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Associated Press writer Allen G. Breed in Wake Forest, North Carolina, contributed to this report. ___
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