A York, Pennsylvania construction supervisor pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme that defrauded construction workers of wages on University of Maryland projects, officials have reported.
According to Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, a judge in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City sentenced Fredy Arellano for one count of felony theft scheme of $25,000-$100,000. Arellano was sentenced to five years of incarceration, with all but 90 days suspended and to be served on home detention, and three years of supervised probation. Arellano already paid full restitution of $63,157 in advance of his guilty plea.
According to prosecutors, Arellano was the field superintendent for a construction company headquartered in Baltimore City. Arellano solicited Congratulations Construction Inc. to provide drywall carpenters and laborers on two construction projects in Prince George’s County: the University of Maryland Capital Region Cancer Center and the University of Maryland Field Hockey and Women’s Lacrosse Complex…