Owners of Painting, Construction Companies Accused of $5 Million Fraud Scheme

The California Department of Insurance announced that owners of painting and construction companies were charged with orchestrating a scheme to underreport payroll and fraudulently reduce workers’ compensation premiums by $5 million. Brian Christopher Mitchell, former co-owner of Signature Painting and Construction Inc., in Walnut Creek, allegedly used A-1 World Class Painting and Valhalla Consulting as shell companies to pay employees. Eric Andrew Oller, a co-owner of Signature Painting and Construction, owned Valhalla Consulting. Yama Sekander owned A-1 World Class Painting. T...