Boston construction firm Sleeping Dog Properties and New England Construction Resources owner and president Chris Rapczynski has been charged with various workers’ compensation fraud violations. Six workers’ compensation fraud charges, one failure to produce insurance charge, and five theft charges over $250 are filed. Suffolk Superior Court will arraign Rapczynski after a Suffolk County grand jury indicted him.
The State’s Insurance Fraud Bureau investigated these charges. Attorney General Maura Healey spoke out against firms not having workers’ compensation insurance, citing worker hazards and financial burdens. She committed to working with the IFB to punish personal fraudsters.
Anthony M. DiPaolo, Chief of Investigations at the Insurance Fraud Bureau, stressed the IFB and Attorney General’s commitment to fighting premium evasion and its harmful effects on the system and honest businesses.
In 1997, Rapczynski founded Sleeping Dog Properties as co-owner and president. Investigators suspect that Sleeping Dog Properties filed 11 workers’ compensation claims between 2004 and 2006, raising its premiums significantly. Rapczynski allegedly stopped paying Sleeping Dog Properties’ workers’ compensation premiums and created New England Construction Resources (NECR) to hide SDP’s workforce and payroll data.
Authorities claim Rapczynski created NECR to hide SDP’s payroll and employment data. Starting in 2006, SDP allegedly employed many construction workers without workers’ compensation coverage.
Rapczynski and NECR avoided $66,747 in workers’ compensation premiums by purposefully misleading auditors about SDP’s inadequate insurance.
Legally, the defendant is deemed innocent unless proven guilty. Assisted by the Insurance Fraud Bureau, Attorney General Healey’s Insurance and Unemployment Fraud Unit, led by Assistant Attorney General Kristy Lavigne, investigates and prosecutes fraudsters against insurers, including the Commonwealth’s unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation systems.
An Overview of Chris Rapczynski
Chris Rapczynski has 25 years of construction expertise in design-build, general contracting, and real estate development. Rapczynski has always prioritized construction quality and ethics. His job is to manage the company’s growth and emphasize business development and client relations.
Under his guidance, Sleeping Dog Properties, Inc. has completed over $200 million in building and expansions. Rapczynski stresses the significance of developing a good and inclusive workplace to give all project contributors equal possibilities.
About Sleeping Dog Properties:
Sleeping Dog Properties, founded by Chris Rapczynski in 1992, specializes in luxury construction. Luxury homes, unique business spaces, and creative hospitality projects are their specialties. The Greater Boston-based company has been recognized by General Contractors Magazine as a top Cambridge general contractor.
Sleeping Dog Properties’ success is built on its client-centric service philosophy and innovative building project efficiency tactics. Their unique building management system coordinates professional tradespeople and craftsmen. Dollman Construction Inc., Millbrook-Construction, Advanced Development, and Building Services LLC, and Marwood are Sleeping Dog Properties’ competitors.
Conclusion
To summarize, the president of Sleeping Dog Properties and New England Construction Resources, Chris Rapczynski, is being charged with several counts of workers’ compensation fraud. The indictment makes accusations of fraud about workers’ compensation, theft, and insurance noncompliance. The state’s Insurance Fraud Bureau launched an inquiry after Attorney General Maura Healy voiced worry about the dangers and financial ramifications for companies that fail to obtain workers’ compensation insurance.
The prosecution in this case, which is set for arraignment at Suffolk Superior Court, will be headed by Assistant Attorney General Kristy Lavigne with assistance from the Insurance Fraud Bureau. It’s critical to stress that these accusations are only accusations and that Rapczynski is deemed innocent and until he is found guilty in a court of law.
