Fraudster who repeatedly targeted RSA is jailed
A man who repeatedly filed fake home insurance claims to RSA for broken phones, laptops and televisions using a variety of false identities, has been jailed for 20 months.
Joel Mtebe (pictured), 37, of Darwen Fold Close, Chorley, was first sentenced in 2017, after he made 15 fraudulent claims on home insurance policies underwritten by RSA.
From March 2019 to February
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