SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y. — A Suffolk County, N.Y. roofing contractor admitted to cheating insurance companies out of more than $250,000 in a workers' compensation fraud scheme.
Peter Chardon, owner of DME Construction Associates Inc., pleaded guilty on Wednesday at Suffolk County Supreme Court to charges of petit larceny and fifth-degree insurance fraud. His company pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree grand larceny and second-degree insurance fraud.