Roofing and fraud have had a long, intertwined history over decades, and probably much longer. Just ask Google. Every roofing contractor worth their salt has a horrific “Chuck-with-a-truck” anecdote or cautionary tale about repairing the work of other roofers who ghosted their customers after payment, but before the job was done right.
While that problem still exists, and becomes the target of legislative efforts around the country, a new trend is emerging of roofing contractors that become victims of fraud themselves. Even worse, the perpetrators are largely from the inside — employees taking advantage of lapses in internal controls while being deceitful on both professional and personal levels.