Marine insurance claims handler jailed for £3.4m fraud
A former marine insurance claims handler has been jailed for seven and a half years after pocketing millions in fraudulent insurance claims.
Rajit Sharma, 44, of Eastfields Avenue, London, was sentenced at Southwark Crown Court yesterday (29 October 2026) after being convicted of fraud by abuse of position following an investigation by the
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