May 12, 2026 – FRESNO, CA – David Theron Ross, 64, of Sparks, Nevada, pleaded guilty on Monday to conspiracy
to commit wire fraud as part of a two-person scheme to defraud a homebuilding company of building materials worth up to $1.5 million, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.
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According to court documents, between March 2021 and December 2023, Ross and Eduardo Jara, 37, of Lindsay, conspired to defraud a construction company of building materials. Jara utilized his role as Assistant Purchasing Manager of the company to order building materials. Ross, a forklift driver for the same company during parts of the conspiracy, would pick up the materials to sell to local companies and share the proceeds with Jara. Jara would then complete the required purchase orders, purchase receipts, and purchase invoices to fictitiously show that the building materials were obtained by the company. This paperwork was turned into accounts payable and submitted to the company’s headquarters in Troy, Michigan, for payment. The company would then pay their supplier based on the fraudulently created documents…