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Home My WebLink About20020672 Ver 3_Attachment 12 - 07-24-14 Boggs Paving vice president pleads guilty to fraud _ www.wsoctv_201411248/27/2014 Boggs Paving vice president pleads guilty to fraud | www.wsoctv.com http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/boggs-paving-vice-president-pleads-guilty-fraud/ngmyf/1/2 Related View Larger 9 Investigates: Paving company costing taxpayers $2M, according to NCDOT Social media links for WSOC- TV Find us on Facebook Connect with anchors, reporters Posted: 12:30 p.m. Thursday, July 24, 2014 Boggs Paving vice president pleads guilty to fraud COMMENT (2) By Blake Hanson CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An employee of a construction company accused of defrauding the government appeared in federal court Thursday. The company's vice president joined other co-workers who have pleaded guilty of fraud. Greg Tucker, who worked as a project manager and estimator for Boggs Paving, didn't answer Channel 9's questions as he left court with his attorney. Tucker agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the U.S Department of Transportation as part of a plea agreement. Federal investigators said Tucker was part of a scheme with his company, 9 5 2 556 Attachment 12 8/27/2014 Boggs Paving vice president pleads guilty to fraud | www.wsoctv.com http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/boggs-paving-vice-president-pleads-guilty-fraud/ngmyf/2/2 > on Twitter Find us on Instagram Follow us on Google+ Follow us on Tumblr More Sponsored Links Boggs Paving, that scored federal and state funded contracts by saying disadvantaged business enterprises would do some of the work. Court records allege Boggs used another company as a pass through to obtain the work, even putting magnetic stickers with that company's logo over the Boggs logo. Tucker could face a maximum of five years in prison for his role. Boggs' chief financial officer, Kevin Hicks, pleaded guilty Tuesday. Company project manager, Arnold Mann, pleaded guilty last month. It makes three of eight defendants who have pleaded guilty in connection with the $87 million fraud case.