SPRINGFIELD — A Michigan man must pay the Northampton-based construction company BluRoc, LLC $98,087 and forfeit six snowmobiles after he pleaded guilty to five counts of wire fraud in U.S. District Court in Springfield earlier this week.
Jonathan McCormack, 41, of Lapeer, Michigan, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and five counts of wire fraud on Tuesday after he diverted the Northampton company’s labor, equipment and material to renovate his luxury hunting lodge in Lake City, Michigan.
McCormack, who worked as a project supervisor for BluRoc, also owned and operated JDM Site Services, LLC (JDM), a Michigan-based company that rented heavy equipment to BluRoc.
Between April and August 2020, McCormack directed four of his BluRoc crew members, including his brother, to work at the hunting lodge while approving their time — as well as his own — into BluRoc’s computer tracking system as work on BluRoc projects, charging the Northampton company for the hours.
The hunting lodge renovation included laying approximately 300 timber mats, hay and seed that McCormack took from a BluRoc construction site without payment. On April 4, 2020, McCormack falsely approved the time for himself, his brother and three crew members for BluRoc projects in Indiana when they were actually working for McCormack at the hunting lodge.
U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni scheduled McCormack to be sentenced on Aug. 17. The U.S. attorney is seeking an additional $1.18 million in restitution to be paid to BluRoc, LLC and $216,634 payable to the Internal Revenue Service, according to court documents.
McCormack’s investigation was led by the FBI’s Boston Division, and the IRS. A charge of wire fraud provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. The charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000.
