A Sacramento construction company owner has been arrested for allegedly not paying workers’ compensation premiums for employees.

William Huffman, 47, of Sacramento, owner of Capitol City Contractors was arrested on nine felony counts of workers’ compensation insurance fraud and tax evasion totaling $187,707 in losses.

Huffman allegedly underreported $755,899 in payroll to avoid paying workers’ compensation premiums for dozens of employees.

An insurer notified the Department of Insurance of suspected fraud. A forensic audit of the company’s bank records revealed the alleged fraud. Detectives discovered evidence that Huffman was paying employees under the table and classifying some payroll checks as expenses for supplies and materials.

Huffman was booked into Sacramento County Jail. He will be arraigned today at 1:30 PM at Sacramento Superior Court, Room 63. Bail is set at $100,000. The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office is prosecuting this case.