In July 2026, Brigantine Police were contacted by two individuals reporting they were victims of theft by deception by a contractor hired to perform work on their home during 2024 and 2025.
An investigation discovered evidence that Kevin O. Crafton (49) of Egg Harbor Township, defrauded victims.
Obtaining funds in excess of $361,000 by creating and/or reinforcing false impressions on permitting cost, geotechnical testing, legal fees and fines upon the victims that did not actually exist or take place.
He did this while operating as foreman for LDC Design & Construction, LLC.
Brigantine’s investigation also found that Crafton created Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone numbers that he used to impersonate engineers, city officials, architects, and an attorney for the purposes of defrauding the victims.
On Sept. 8, 2026, Crafton was charged with:
• Theft by Deception
• Criminal Impersonation (4 Counts)
• Computer Criminal Activity
• Forgery
• Falsifying Records
Upon his arrest on September 21, 2026, Crafton was lodged in the Atlantic County Justice Facility.
The Brigantine Police Department and the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office urges anyone who has had home improvement conducted by Crafton or LDC Design & Construction, LLC and believes they may have also been victimized to contact Detective Rao at (609) 264-7909 or prao@brigantinenj.gov.
***These charges are merely an accusation and not proof of guilt. In all criminal cases, a charged defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.***
This happens more then you know. This individual just so happened to get caught doing it.
I’m constantly going back to jobs that unlicensed contractors have done work on and fixing everything.
State does absolutely nothing to unlicensed contractors.