Van conversion business owner agrees to plead guilty in fraud case

While the business is closed, the website for East Coast Van Builds in Bradford. is still online. Screenshot courtesy of Valley News
This story by John Lippman was first published in Valley News on Nov. 26, 2025.A Bradford man faces a potential prison sentence and nearly $500,000 in restitution payments for taking payments for van conversions for which he failed to perform the work.Matthew Strong ran the now-shuttered business called East Coast Van Builds on Route 5 in Bradford’s Lower Pl