Sandy Scammer On The Lam Bilked Ocean And Monmouth Homeowners Out Of $1.5 Million, Then Headed South

Jamie Lynn Lawson seems to go where the money is.

Lawson, 42, has been a fugitive since Dec. 14, 2016. That was after he was indicted for theft and money laundering for 14 cases of contractor fraud from Ocean and Monmouth county homeowners to the tune of $480,000, said Al Della Fave, a spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.

"The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office will be superseding that indictment to include 34 victims totaling approximately $1.5 million," Della Fave said. "It's alleged Lawson took money from the thirty-four homeowners in Ocean & Monmouth Counties and then did either no work or less than contracted services on their homes. He allegedly used the money for vehicles and personal expenses."

Lawson moved to New Jersey shortly after Superstorm Sandy and applied to the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs to be registered as a home improvement contractor. The state registered Lawson based upon his material misrepresentations on the application, including his failure to disclose his prior criminal convictions. Shortly thereafter, he began taking contracts to perform Sandy related renovations and new home construction.

The specific counts of the original indictment include money laundering, numerous counts of theft by failure to make required disposition, tampering with public records by submitting fictitious home improvement contract application unregistered home improvement contracting, Della Fave said.

Ocean County Superior Court Judge Patricia B. Roe, set Lawson's bail at$150,000, restricted him from engaging in home improvement & building contracts and required him to surrender his passport, Della Fave said.

Now it seems he has moved on. Lawson is believed to have been in the following areas since December of 2016:

Austin, TX

Dallas, TX

Addison, TX

Denton, TX

Irving, TX

Houston, TX

Port Lavaca, TX

Rowland, NC

Fairmount, NC

Lumberton, NC

Bishopville, SC

Greenville, TN

Siloam, GA

Livingston, AL

Sedalia, MO

St. Louis. MO

Tulsa, OK

Quapaw, OK

Mendenhall, MS

Brandon, MS

Florence, MS

Jackson, MS

Magee, MS

The investigation is ongoing and is being conducted in cooperation with the Brick Police Department, Toms River Police Department, Ocean County Department of Consumer Affairs and New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs. Anyone with information regarding Lawson’s whereabouts is asked to contact Sergeant Mark Malinowski of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Economic Crime Unit at 732-929-2027 Ext.4032 or the US Marshals Service by e-mail at: usms.wanted@usdoj.gov.

Image: Ocean County Prosecutor's Office