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Construction Project Manager Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud and Money Laundering

U.S. Attorney’s Office August 11, 2009
  • Middle District of Tennessee (615) 736-5151

NASHVILLE, TN—Edward M. Yarbrough, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, announced that Danny L. Morrow, 38, of Cottontown, Tennessee, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge William J. Haynes, Jr, to two counts of mail fraud and two counts of money laundering. Morrow faces a maximum penalty of 20 years on each mail fraud count and 10 years on each count of money-laundering. Sentencing is scheduled for October 9, 2009.

During the plea hearing, Morrow admitted that he had been a Project Manager for RCR Building Corporation (RCR), located in Nashville, and had been responsible for the day-to-day operations of various building projects assigned to him. Morrow admitted that, from January 9, 2006, until approximately August 3, 2006, he devised and executed a scheme intended to defraud RCR of funds and to enrich himself financially.

Morrow owned a company called CJL Contractors, LLC (CJL) in Brentwood, Tennessee, which he fraudulently represented as a sub-contractor for RCR projects relating to the construction of the United States Attorney’s Office located in Montgomery, Alabama and the construction of the VZW Switch/Office located in Joelton, Tennessee.

During the plea hearing, Morrow further admitted that he fraudulently obtained funds from RCR for sub-contracted construction work which CJL did not perform and had never intended to perform. Morrow caused RCR to issue more than $128,000 in payments to CJL for work never performed relating to the project in Montgomery, Alabama, and more than $13,000 on invoices submitted for work allegedly performed on the VZW Switch/Office project in Joelton, Tennessee. Morrow also admitted that he conducted monetary transactions in excess of $10,000 with the proceeds of his mail fraud scheme.

This investigation was conducted by FBI and IRS Criminal Investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney Darryl A. Stewart represented the United States.

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