) - The owner of a Walton County construction company now faces felony charges following his arrest last month in a fraud and money laundering case, authorities said today.
Initial investigation found the victim hired Nicholas Henderson, 43, owner of Henderson Construction based out of Rosemary Beach in Walton County, according to the WCSO. In the process, Henderson combined his illicit financial gains with legitimate business assets and by doing so illegally laundered money, according to the WCSO.
He is charged with organized fraud greater than $50,000, money laundering greater than $20,000 less than $100,000, two counts of forgery, and two counts of submitting a false invoice.