Minnesota Contractor Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud After Nail Injures Employee’s Eye

A construction boss from Princeton, Minn., has pleaded guilty to charges of workers’ compensation insurance fraud stemming from an incident when a nail struck an employee’s eye.

Nelson Israel Lopez Giron, the owner of wood-framing firm Giron Construction, entered his plea Oct. 2 to criminal charges the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office filed in Hennepin County District Court back in April following a Minnesota Commerce Fraud Bureau investigation.

Lopez Giron, who could not be reached for comment, is a prolific builder who worked for MWF Properties, Dominium, Enclave, Roers Cos., Sherman Associates, Trident and other sizable developers around the Twin Cities. He and his crews have helped build apartment complexes such as the Rosemary Apartments in Hugo, Oaks Landing in New Brighton, Anchor View Apartments in North St. Paul and the Risor Apartments in Maple Grove.