Articles Tagged with ''fraud''

A man accused of defrauding Illinois homeowners of $225K in a roofing insurance scam was arrested in a hurricane-damaged area of Florida, authorities said.

Just before Thanksgiving, in Jacksonville, Fla., roofing company owners and brothers Travis and Tripp Slaughter admitted to a $10M fraud scheme involving unpaid taxes, false insurance claims, and wage underreporting.

A roofing contractor in St. Cloud, Minn., faces 12 lawsuits totaling $714,750 amid bankruptcy, license revocation, and accusations of unpaid debts and cashing checks despite insolvency.

Nastar Roofing owner William Skaggs and payroll administrator Billie Adkison admitted to a $2.5 million employment tax fraud scheme, paying employees in cash but failing to withhold taxes or report that income to the IRS. 

In this video, "Credit Overlord" Thea Dudley discusses ways to address fraud and the slow money that hinders contractors and distributors alike.

Personal property insurers are alarmed by a surge in roof damage claims due to increased extreme weather events, inflation, and fraud, impacting roofers and policyholders alike, as premiums continue rising nationwide.

A roofer was charged with fraud in three Nebraska counties for taking payment on roofing jobs he didn't complete. He pleaded in the first case, faces a court appearance in the second, and goes on trial for the third case later this month.

Follow these tips from credit expert Thea Dudley so you don’t become one of the 80% of businesses that experienced fraud in 2023.

This year's Top 10 list of the most popular stories in Roofing Contractor magazine focuses on current roofing industry trends, technology, and people shaping the industry.

The former account manager of a Texas-based roofing contractor is heading to prison after the business found she was embezzling millions of dollars in a decade-long scheme.