Insurance Fraud

A Manchester 25-year-old is charged with insurance fraud, accused of lying on a claim to skin the company for more than $1,000.

A public adjuster based in West Long Branch risks up to 10 years in a state prison if he's convicted of trying to bilk the New Jersey Manufacturer's Insurance Company out of $15, 452. Joseph Shammah, 39, owner of Northeast Claims Group LLC, was indicted by a grand jury in Trenton on counts of second-degree insurance fraud, third-degree attempted theft by deception, fourth-degree misconduct by a co