Court Orders Contractor Who Shorted Payroll to Pay $141,265 in Restitution

A Southern California roofing contractor who pleaded guilty to multiple felony counts of fraud for underreporting his payroll was ordered to pay $141,265 in restitution, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced. David Burgmeier, 53, owned and operated Burgmeier Construction Co. in Simi Valley. He systematically underreported the size of his payroll and number of employees to State Compensation Insurance Fund and the state Employment Development Department from March 2008 through March 2016, prosecutors said. Burgmeier pleaded guilty to multiple work comp and unemployment...