Judge in Camden gives jail for bogus insurance

A California man was sentenced Tuesday by a federal judge in Camden to 70 months in prison for conspiring to sell bogus liability-insurance policies. Ronald Allen of North Hollywood, Calif., was convicted in December after a seven-day jury trial.

Allen conspired with Houston-based insurance agent Gilbert Morgan to sell commercial-liability policies to bar and nightclub owners around the country, including in New Jersey, prosecutors said.

The policies were issued by a fictitious company created by Allen and never paid any claims. The men collected nearly $700,000 in premiums, prosecutors said. - AP