Suit accuses raided Newtown landscaper of fraud
NEWTOWN – The landscaping company raided by FBI agents Tuesday morning is enmeshed in a lawsuit alleging fraud involving a contract with a minority-owned business on public projects.
The lawsuit claims Evans Landscaping is at the heart of a "malicious civil conspiracy" regarding contracts with both the state of Ohio and the city of Cincinnati. The suit alleges Evans Landscaping officials improperly took public money meant for a minority-owned contractor. Evans Landscaping has also sued, claiming lack of payment from that contractor.
The FBI would not say why it raided Evans Landscaping.
Agency spokesman Todd Lindgren said the FBI was "conducting law enforcement activity" in the area of 3700 Round Bottom Road. Unmarked police vehicles, as well as Hamilton County Sheriff's and Newtown Police vehicles, blocked the entrance to the business Tuesday morning.
Evans Landscaping is owned by Douglas L. Evans, 53, of Newtown. The business has another location in Loveland....
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