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CT Project Manager Ordered To Pay $396K After Admitting Role In Fraud Scheme CT Project Manager Ordered To Pay $396K After Admitting Role In Fraud Scheme
CT Project Manager Ordered To Pay $396K After Admitting Role In Fraud Scheme A 53-year-old Connecticut man has admitted to a charge related to his involvement in a construction project fraud scheme.  New Haven County resident Don Richards, of Milford, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, April 12, to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, according to Leonard Boyle, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. He also agreed to pay $396,966 in restitution, the US Attorney's Office reported.  Richards was a senior project manager for a mechanical contractor, and he conspired to defraud his employer and project owners by inflating change orders on some of t…

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New Canaan Contractor Failed To Finish Work On Home After Receiving $650K, Darien Police Say New Canaan Contractor Failed To Finish Work On Home After Receiving $650K, Darien Police Say
New Canaan Contractor Failed To Finish Work On Home After Receiving $650K, Darien Police Say A contractor in Fairfield County is facing charges after allegedly being paid $650,000 for work on a home renovation he never finished, police said. A homeowner reported to police in Darien that Thomas Faucher, of New Canaan, had been given “a large sum of money” for his business to perform renovations at his home in May last year. In October, the man stated that the work began to slow and Faucher told him that he needed more money to continue. Following the second payment, the homeowner said he had paid a total of $650,000. No more work was done and the project was never completed. When th…

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by Zak Failla