Federal judge: Carmel contractor engaged in fraud and must pay $254K

Federal judge: Carmel contractor engaged in fraud and must pay $254K

HAMILTON COUNTY A federal judge has ruled a Carmel construction contractor engaged in fraud.On August 8, a federal judge handed down a $254,073 judgment against Jeffrey Rothbard in a case involving his former business partner, Martin Shrader.Rothbard created SilverCreek Construction LLC, a residential construction company, in 2021 after serving time in federal prison for wire fraud.Shrader met Rothbard in 2022 and agreed to invest in SilverCreek…