After reportedly using checks paid to their business for personal expenses, the co-owners of a Fort Myers, Fla.-based roofing company pleaded guilty to tax evasion resulting in more than $1.4 million.
According to court documents, David Aaron and Russell Ultes were co-owners of Marlin Construction Group LLC, a residential and commercial roofing company. A release from the Department of Justice states in 2018 and 2019, Aaron and Ultes diverted millions of dollars of customer checks made payable to Marlin by cashing them at check-cashing businesses in nearby counties.