BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Ralph Slaske Jr. entered a not guilty plea on Thursday after being charged with a number of felonies relating to his construction business.
Slaske was indicted in Wood County Court back in February on charges of aggravated theft, forgery and money laundering.
Bond was set at $50,000 and he is not currently listed as an inmate at the Wood County Jail. However, Slaske has been ordered to wear a GPS monitor and will need to submit to random drug testing.
Prosecutors say Slaske defrauded multiple customers, banks, and subcontractors in the construction industry.
Court documents say Slaske took money from customers without providing services and defrauded banks by forging affidavits stating work had been done when it had not. Slaske closed his business in 2018 and left multiple projects incomplete despite taking money for them.
If convicted on all counts, Slaske faces a maximum of 14-18 years in prison. A nationwide warrant was issued for his arrest.
In 2018, Slaske was also charged with theft in Ottawa County for taking money from customers, then shutting down operations.
He's due back in court on May 14 at 9 a.m.
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