u/franklinj_55

A contractor I’ve known for a long time now (not exactly the most organized guy) just got their license banned. In a previous project, he submitted a draw request with forged material invoices, just to draw the money to let the project keep moving forward.

Long story short, the owner and bank caught him, he got sued for fraud, and after the insurance company got involved, his license was straight banned.

GCs aren't dumb, he was just a messy and desperate guy. But be careful with your paperwork at any stage. The job site is key, but the paper backend is important too, more so than people give it credit for.