A Shrewsbury, MA, man who owned auto body shops in Everett and Worcester has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to serve two and a half years in jail in connection with a complex motor vehicle fraud scheme in which he damaged vehicles with sledgehammers and stole $170,000, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced June 23.

To help bring forth practical solutions to help collision repairers overcome some of the industry’s most common obstacles, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) welcomed business coach Barrett R. Smith of Auto Damage Experts, Inc. to lead a special discussion, “Are You at the End of Your Rope? Thinking There Has to be a Better Way?” during its June 16 virtual membership meeting.