By Associated Press - Tuesday, July 16, 2019

FREEHOLD, N.J. (AP) - A New Jersey man charged with killing his brother and the brother’s wife and two children is facing a new charge of insurance fraud.

The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office refused to give any details of the latest charge against Paul Caneiro (kah-NEH’-roh). It was announced Tuesday.

He already faces four counts of murder, along with arson and weapons charges, in the Nov. 20, 2018, deaths of his brother Keith; Keith’s wife, Jennifer; their 11-year-old son, Jesse; and their 8-year-old daughter, Sophia.



A message was left with Caneiro’s defense attorney on Tuesday.

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