A pole barn contractor who defrauded consumers of more than $400,000 has been arrested sentenced Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced this week that he will be sentenced to at least 17 years in prison after being convicted of 47 felonies.
This month, Marion resident Ryan C. Needels, owner of Clear View Construction, went on trial in Delaware County Common Pleas Court on 47 felony counts contained in an August 2023 indictment. Needels ran a long-running scheme in which he accepted large payments for pole barns or other construction projects but stole the victims’ money.
“Forty-seven convictions speak for themselves,” Yost said. “The victims were heard and justice was served.”
Judge Richard Frye, who heard the case, heard from 19 victims and took into account victim impact statements from many of them when sentencing. The judge sentenced Needles to 17 to 22 years in prison and pay $448,000 in restitution, calling him a “predator” who carried out a widespread and long-term scheme to defraud his victims.
The charges include engaging in corrupt activities, wire fraud, seven counts of money laundering and 38 counts of theft. Needles previously pleaded guilty to some counts in the indictment, but later appealed that plea and the conviction was vacated.
Source: Ohio Attorney General’s Office
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