The trial of a Joplin couple connected to an Anderson group home where a fire in 2006 took the lives of 11 people has been moved to July 12, a federal judge ruled this week.
Defense attorneys for both Robert J. DuPont and Laverne DuPont asked for and were granted a continuance Thursday during a hearing, according to court documents. The pair were originally scheduled to go trial later this month.
An indictment filed in April 2008 leveled 18 charges against Robert DuPont, including multiple counts of health care fraud and money laundering. His alleged connection with the Anderson Guest House triggered the allegations.
Laverne DuPont is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and one count of health care fraud.
