OKLAHOMA CITY (Aug. 13, 2024) – A Tulsa-area contractor faces 17 counts of felony embezzlement and one count of engaging in a pattern of criminal offenses following an investigation by Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s Consumer Protection Unit.
Charges were filed today in Creek County against Todd Douglas Briggs, who operated T Briggs Construction and Oasis Pools and Outdoor Living. He is accused of taking more than $1.2 million from 17 customers for home or pool construction that he never completed or for which he never paid subcontractors.
“I am committed to holding accountable anyone who engages in deceitful business practices to take advantage of hardworking Oklahomans,” Drummond said. “I appreciate the work of the attorneys, investigators and staff in the Consumer Protection Unit as we pursue justice for the families who were exploited.”
Briggs informed customers in July 2023 that he was filing for bankruptcy, only days after receiving substantial payments from several of them. Many were left with unfinished projects and had liens placed against their homes by unpaid subcontractors. Consumers in Tulsa, Jenks, Broken Arrow, Owasso, Collinsville, Sapulpa, Bixby and Beggs were impacted.
Drummond encourages anyone who believes they may have been a victim of contractor fraud to contact the Consumer Protection Unit at 1-833-681-1895 or Oklahoma.gov/oag.
Read the charges and the Affidavit of Probable Cause.
