Life after lockup: Roofing CEO reflects on year in prison for PPP loan fraud

Casey Crowther is contrite yet driven as he continues rebuilding his life and roofing company after serving time in prison. "I get that this is on me, and it’s my job to show people who I am."

By Mark Gordon
| 5:00 a.m. February 5, 2024
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Casey Crowther founded Target Roofing in 2014.

Charlotte–Lee–Collier

Fort Myers roofing executive Casey Crowther was quick to get in line for a loan from the federal government in spring 2020. It was a PPP loan, meant to bridge losses, or potential losses, his company Target Roofing, faced in the early days of the then-very uncertain pandemic.

The loan’s rules specified the funds were to be used for payroll, utilities and related business expenses.