Roofing exec faces more charges in PPP loan scam

FORT MYERS — More federal charges have been filed against Southwest Florida roofing executive Casey David Crowther in a scheme where authorities allege he used federal coronavirus relief funds for personal use, including buying a 40-foot boat for nearly $700,000.

A federal grand jury previously indicted Crowther, president Target Roofing & Sheet Metal Inc., of COVID relief fraud and making a false statement to a lending institution. The new superseding indictment, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s office, contains additional counts charging Crowther, 35, of Fort Myers, with mortgage fraud. The charges also now include illegal monetary transactions, the statement adds.