A federal judge today sentenced a Westport man to four years in prison for embezzling more than $984,000 from his roofing employer over a six-year period.
Claude Carnahan: reports to prison Jan. 10. LinkedIn.com photo
U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport also ordered Claude Carnahan, 54, to undergo three years of supervised release following his imprisonment and to pay full restitution to his company, Nations Roof LLC.
According to court documents and statements made in court, from approximately 2008 until approximately 2014, while serving as the regional controller for Nations Roof, Carnahan embezzled from the company by issuing company checks made payable to credit card companies with which he had personal accounts.
He then engaged in a sophisticated scheme to cover up his fraud, prosecutors said.
On May 15, 2017, Carnahan had pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud. Free on $100,000 bond, he was ordered to report to prison on Jan. 10.
The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Greenwich Police Department, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. It is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S.Attorney Susan L. Wines.
