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The bookkeeper of a Pennsylvania roofing company admitted to making unauthorized charges that were spent on items like sports tickets and plastic surgery.

The contractor concealed the true size of his companies' payrolls from the IRS to reduce the cost of doing business and increase his profits. 

The New York company and its owner pleaded guilty to petit larceny and fifth-degree insurance fraud as well as second-degree grand larceny and second-degree insurance fraud.

The contractor willfully failed to collect and pay over to the IRS required federal payroll taxes in the total amount of $185,681.90 from 2017 to 2020.

Fraud is out of control in the roofing industry, says Trent Cotney, partner at Adams and Reese, but there are steps contractors can take to prevent it.

The contractor falsely claimed to be a licensed contractor and used down payments for personal expenses.

A man can be seen in a surveillance video taking roofing materials from pallets at a Florida condo.

TAMKO announced it would match donations for the families of three officers involved in a shooting on March 8.

If convicted on all charges, the roofing contractors each face a maximum sentence of up to a $45,000 fine and up to 45 years in prison.

The roofing contractor could face up to five years in prison and a fine for not paying several years' worth of federal payroll taxes.