Items Tagged with 'crime'

Minnesota-based Oberg Roofing collapsed under mounting debt; things have worsened after court records reveal 19 lawsuits seeking $4.93 million. Legal Insights columnist Trent Cotney weighs in on Oberg's ultimate undoing and how to mitigate the risk.

In this video, RC contributor Trent Cotney breaks down what roofing contractors need to know about the recent bid-rigging investigations in roofing, and how to respond to a subpoena.

A former roofing contractor will receive prison time after pleading guilty to two felony counts and one misdemeanor related to taking deposits from customers but not completing any roofing work.

The Baltimore County Inspector General found a roofing contractor committed fraud on two projects by misrepresenting subcontractor payments and misusing Minority Business Enterprise requirements, despite prior warnings and an ongoing investigation.

A Boston contractor was sentenced to 18 months for evading $2.8M in taxes by misclassifying workers, orchestrating a payroll fraud scheme, and lying to investigators.

A roofing crew repairing storm-damaged homes in rural Georgia was robbed and assaulted, leaving one worker hospitalized with gunshot wounds; state investigators are asking the public for help. 

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.

A London, U.K. roofing firm and its director were fined and sentenced for safety violations, including lack of scaffolding and using phone flashlights while working at night, risking workers' lives.

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.

Two suspects have been charged with grand larceny after allegedly stealing metal roofing equipment from an upstate New York business and traveling nearly 680 miles across state borders for a paltry $4,000.