{"id":24870,"date":"2026-03-27T16:48:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/?p=863795"},"modified":"2026-03-27T16:48:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T16:48:05","slug":"ohio-contractor-sentenced-to-17-years-in-prison-on-fraud-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lifeinsurance-orleans.ca\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/ohio-contractor-sentenced-to-17-years-in-prison-on-fraud-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio Contractor Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison on Fraud Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/img\/social\/opengraph\/ij-social-default-1200x630.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"nav nav-tabs tabs tabs-entry\">\n<li class=\"active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/midwest\/2026\/03\/27\/863795.htm\">Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/news\/midwest\/2026\/03\/27\/863795.htm?comments\" rel=\"nofollow\">0 Comments<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"article-content clearfix\">\n<p>A pole barn contractor who defrauded consumers of more than $400,000 has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov\/Files\/Briefing-Room\/News-Releases\/Needels-Sentencing-Entry.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sentenced<\/a> to at least 17 years in prison after being convicted of 47 felony counts, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced this week..<\/p>\n<p>This month, Marion resident Ryan C. Needels, owner of Clear View Construction, went to trial in Delaware County Common Pleas Court on 47 felony counts contained in an indictment dating from August 2023. Needels ran a long-term scheme in which he accepted large payments for pole barns or other construction projects but instead stole victim\u2019s money.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bzn bzn-sized bzn-intext\">\n<ins data-revive-zoneid=\"79\" data-revive-topics=\"contractors,fraud\" data-revive-companies data-revive-block=\"1\" data-revive-id=\"36eb7c2bd3daa932a43cc2a8ffbed3a9\"><\/ins> <\/div>\n<p>\u201cForty-seven convictions speak for themselves,\u201d Yost said. \u201cVictims were heard and justice was served.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Judge Richard Frye, who heard the case on assignment, took testimony from 19 victims and considered victim-impact statements from many of them at sentencing. The judge ordered Needels to serve 17 to 22 years in prison and pay $448,000 in restitution, describing him as a \u201cpredator\u201d who carried out a pervasive and prolonged scheme to defraud his victims.<\/p>\n<p>The charges included engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, telecommunications fraud, seven counts of money laundering and 38 counts of theft. Needels previously entered a guilty plea to some of the counts in the indictment, that plea was appealed and the convictions were vacated.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: Ohio Attorney General\u2019s Office<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagtag\"> <span class=\"tagtag\">Topics<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/fraud\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Fraud<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/location\/ohio\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Ohio<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insurancejournal.com\/contractors\/\" class=\"btn btn-sm btn-primary tagtag\">Contractors<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll\" data-post=\"863795\">\n<div class=\"article-poll-vote\">\n<p>Was this article valuable?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-poll-feedback voted-no\">\n<form class=\"feedback-form\">\n<p>Thank you! 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