Marin County’s district attorney’s office urges homeowners to verify that contractors have a valid license before agreeing to any work by checking the California State Department of Consumer Affairs website. photo credit: Shutterstock
Two men who posed as licensed roofing contractors and targeted elderly homeowners have been sentenced to prison in Marin County for their roles in a fraud scheme that stole more than $340,000 from local victims, county officials said Thursday.
John McNamara, 49, and Dean Morgan, 34, were each sentenced in Marin County Superior Court to three years and eight months in prison after pleading guilty to multiple felony counts of grand theft by false pretenses. The crimes were committed in March 2024 against four victims between the ages of 78 and 85.
County officials said McNamara and Morgan, along with several unidentified men, claimed to work for a fictitious company called “Nashes Roofing & Construction,” which they said was based in San Francisco. The group targeted elderly residents in several Bay Area counties, Sacramento County and Colorado…