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CCH Construction sues former manager over alleged $1.37 million fraud scheme

CCH Construction Inc., a Thomasville commercial construction company, filed a complaint on Sept. 29, 2026 in Thomas County Superior Court against former manager Jason Harpe, alleging he misappropriated approximately $1,372,941 between no later than 2022 and at least June 2026 by charging personal expenses to company accounts, submitting fabricated invoices and receipts, and paying personal credit card balances with corporate funds. The claims include fraud, conversion, breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment and breach of duty of loyalty. The company seeks compensatory and punitive damages, an accounting, and a jury trial, and says the full amount remains subject to an ongoing investigation, discovery and accounting.