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Philadelphia Shop Owner Among Three Charged in $400,000 Insurance Fraud Case

March 10, 2016 By CollisionWeek Editor

Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams yesterday announced that after a review by an Investigating Grand Jury he is charging collision repair shop owner Ronald Galati, Sr., Ronald Galati, Jr., and former city employee Robert Otterson for their role in an insurance fraud scam that stole over $400,000 from the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Fleet Management.

The Galatis were among 41 charged in a nearly $5 million dollar insurance fraud scheme in 2014.

In 2010, The City of Philadelphia’s Office of Fleet Management solicited a bid for area automotive shops to receive overflow repair work. In order to become

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