When a p0rn star named Voodoo claimed that Lindsay Lohan paid him for sex, everyone took their eye off the ball long enough to screech “Ew! GROSS.” And then everyone forgot about Lindsay Lohan’s latest cracked-out hit-and-run, which went down last week. She allegedly kneecapped the manager of The Hookah Lounge when she was driving her Porsche (the choicest vehicle for cracked-out drivers), then she drove off. The dude first claimed that he wasn’t injured, then later went to the emergency room and filed a police report. What was lost amongst the p0rn star story was a series of little addendums: one, Lindsay has threatened to countersue the manager if he files a civil claim against her, and two, Lindsay is refusing to cooperate with the LAPD as they investigate the hit-and-run situation. And now this latest news from TMZ – the dude is named Thaer Kamal. He’s an Iraq War veteran. And he’s hired Mark Geragos. CODE RED CRACKEN!

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … both Lindsay Lohan and the man who claims she struck him while she was driving her Porsche last week are refusing to cooperate with police.

We’re told Lindsay and the alleged victim — Thaer Kamal — have both refused to sit down with the detectives for an interview. Important to note … neither has an obligation to sit for an interview, but it’s unlikely cops will even refer the matter to prosecutors if the alleged victim is uncooperative.

But it gets way more interesting … Sources tell us an investigator from an insurance company contacted Lindsay’s lawyer and said they were investigating the alleged victim for 6 – 8 cases of insurance fraud — allegedly staging car accidents and filing phony claims.

And the plot thickens … although the insurance investigator told Lindsay’s lawyer he believed the person accusing Lindsay of hit-and-run was the same person they were investigating … sources at the insurance company tell us the alleged fraudster’s first name is Amr — not Thaer, and the last name is different as well.

We do not know if Thaer — a former soldier in Iraq — used such an alias.

But we do know that Thaer has hired famed lawyer Mark Geragos, who has already made a settlement demand to Lindsay. We contacted Geragos about the allegations and he said his guy was not involved in insurance fraud, but when we called back regarding the alias Geragos did not pick up.

And the final twist — Lindsay is in court next week for her final probation progress hearing. If the hit-and-run case goes haywire on her, it could jeopardize her freedom.

We could not reach Lindsay’s lawyer, Shawn Holley for comment.

[From TMZ]

Wait, what? “Sources tell us an investigator from an insurance company contacted Lindsay’s lawyer and said they were investigating the alleged victim for 6 – 8 cases of insurance fraud — allegedly staging car accidents and filing phony claims.” Let’s dissect that, shall we? “Sources” are obviously “The Cracken” and “Mother Crackhead”. But I don’t think either Lindsay or Dina is bright enough to come up with the “insurance fraud” angle on their own. They had some help there – who is the brains of this cracked-out con? Shawn Holley? As for the “Oh, wait, that dude filing all of the claims has a completely different name!” – well, obviously. Because why wouldn’t TMZ include some completely unsubstantiated allegations about a man with a completely different name in a story about Lindsay Lohan’s cracked-out hit-and-run shenanigans? You can see a photo of Mr. Kamal here, at TMZ. What’s more dangerous, you think? Serving in Iraq or being outside of a club when Lindsay Lohan is behind the wheel?

UPDATE: TMZ has this story up now:

The man who claims Lindsay Lohan struck him while she was driving her Porsche last week is demanding “six figures” from her …. and she must pay before her big probation progress hearing.

Sources connected with alleged victim Thaer Kamal tell TMZ … Mark Geragos — Kamal’s lawyer — has contacted Lindsay’s lawyer, Shawn Holley, and made the demand … and Geragos made it clear that his client has not yet cooperated with cops by sitting down for an interview.

We’re also told Geragos claims to have a surveillance video showing Lindsay behind the wheel as her Porsche strikes Kamal, then getting out of the car and wobbling into the passenger seat as the passenger takes the wheel and drives off. But our sources say none of the witnesses corroborate what Geragos claims is on video.

We’re told Geragos gave Holley a deadline of today. That’s significant because Lindsay is due in court on Thursday for her final probation progress hearing. If Kamal goes to cops and presents evidence of hit-and-run, Judge Stephanie Sautner could violate Lindsay’s probation and she could go directly to jail.

On the other hand, if Lindsay pays the money … Kamal could decide not to press charges and the case would be dropped.

By the way, we’re told Kamal told people at the scene he was not injured but had a change of heart after learning the driver was Lindsay.

Update: 8:58 PM PST: Apparently Lindsay is not going to pay Kamal, because we’ve learned he’s now going to plan B — we’re told he’s trying to sell the video.

[From TMZ]

Interesting. It’s not blackmail because it’s all going through the lawyers, correct? The surveillance video angle is particularly good, especially since the insinuation is that LL was “wobbling” (drunk). Still, I’d like to see one of the Cracken’s victims really pursue criminal charges to the fullest rather than expect some payoff.

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