Calgary contactor accused of defrauding subcontractors in Yorkton, Sask., project

Yorkton RCMP have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a man accused of not paying subcontractors for a construction project.

Police said Calgary-based GNRL Construction won a bid to renovate a large retail clothing store on Broadway Avenue in the eastern Saskatchewan city.

GNRL then hired local sub-contractors to complete the project but allegedly failed to pay them for the completed work, police said.

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Mounties said they launched an investigation in December 2016 and issued the warrant on Wednesday for Christos Eutathios Fotopoulos, owner of the company.

Fotopoulos is charged with fraud over $5,000, theft over $5,000 and breach of trust.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is being asked to contact Yorkton RCMP at 306-786-4520 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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