The owner of a public adjusting company is accused of fraud after taking money from insurers intended for his clients, according to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office.
Michael Joseph Breitenbach, 53, is the owner of Patriot Public Adjusting, LLC, and he is accused of misappropriating over $82,000 in insurance claims and defrauding elderly homeowners in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, officials said.
Investigators explained that between September of 2023 and 2024, Breitenbach got at least eight checks from insurance companies and was supposed to distribute the money to his clients or contractors, but did not…