A contractor who admitted to pocketing almost $600,000 meant for repairs on homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy has been sentenced to prison.
Adam Nevius, 49, of Manahawkin, was sentenced to five years in state prison on Friday, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said in a news release. He previously pleaded guilty to theft by failure to make required disposition.
Nevius owned Coastal Restorations of New Jersey LLC with his wife, Kimberly Atkinson, from 2014 to 2017. During that time period, the company entered contracts with 17 homeowners and two sub-contractors for repairs on homes, most of which were damaged by Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
An investigation by the county prosecutor’s office economic crimes squad later found that the couple received $700,000 in payments, but performed little to no work on the homes, officials said. Nevius also used a portion of the funds for personal expenses, prosecutors said.
Nevius was arrested on April 2, 2019, along with wife. She was later exonerated as part of his guilty plea and the charges against her were dismissed.
He was originally scheduled to be sentenced in Aug. 2023, but failed to appear in court. He was later taken into custody in Lafeyette, Indiana on March 14, 2024, and was extradited to New Jersey for a new sentencing.
As part of the sentencing, he has also been ordered to pay $594,607.20 in restitution, authorities said.
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