CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte roofing contractor has been arrested on felony charges after allegedly conspiring to damage a roof and file a fraudulent insurance claim, North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced Friday.

36-year-old Robert Allen Bentley, a senior project manager with A&M Premier Roofing & Construction , was arrested Dec. 10 and charged with insurance fraud, attempting to obtain property by false pretense, and conspiracy. A second arrest is pending.

Officials say that, according to the arrest warrant, Bentley conspired with a co-worker to defraud North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Group by damaging and bending shingles on the roof of a Wake County home and then claiming the damage was caused by wind and hail. The false claim sought $30,000 from the insura

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