A Lapeer man was indicted last week by a federal grand jury in Massachusetts after he allegedly defrauded a construction company of almost $1 million.
39-year-old Jonathan McCormack faces 17 charges of wire fraud and 12 charges of engaging in monetary transactions in criminally derived property of a value greater than $10,000 for his actions in an alleged scheme to defraud BluRoc, LLC., a Northampton, Mass.-based construction company.
In addition to being employed by BluRoc as a project supervisor, McCormack owned and operated the Michigan-based JDM Site Services, LLC, which rented heavy equipment to BluRoc.
According to the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney’s Office, between January 2019 through January 2021, McCormack allegedly devised a scheme to defraud BluRoc by various means, such as submitting materially false JDM invoices for purported equipment usage and by diverting BluRoc labor, equipment and materials for his own personal use and benefit.
In addition to the charges, the indictment seeks forfeiture of $920,716, a hunting lodge and six Polaris recreational vehicles.
The charge of wire fraud provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000, while the charge of engaging in monetary transactions in criminally derived property of a value greater than $10,000 provides for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000.
