CORTLAND A man from Trumbull County is among half a dozen victims named in a nearly $3 million fraud scheme that resulted in a felony indictment against a Cleveland-area homebuilder.

Jeffrey Crawford, who owns Cleveland Custom Homes, is implicated in separate alleged fraud operations starting in July 2021.

A Cortland resident appears to have been scammed in one of two fraud operations allegedly perpetrated by Jeffrey Crawford of Cleveland Custom Homes. The alleged scheme involved Crawford taking money from investors with a promise of profit and then failing to repay the funds.

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley says the Cortland man invested $80,000 with Crawford and was provided with five post-dated checks that all bounced when deposited into his account.

The charges aga

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