Michael J. Eisenbeiss Jr., a 60-year-old business owner from Boise, has been sentenced for 16 criminal charges, including fraudulently writing checks, withholding funds, and forging lien waivers. Eisenbeiss was found guilty on all charges.
On July 22, Ada County District Judge James Cawthorn sentenced Eisenbeiss to up to 17 years in prison, with a two-year fixed term. Additionally, Eisenbeiss was ordered to pay $352,683.03 in restitution to his victims.
Ada County Prosecutor Jan Bennetts commented, “This defendant’s conduct left a trail of victims who were negatively impacted by his criminal conduct. The Ada County Sheriff’s Office spent over 500 hours investigating this case. I appreciate law enforcement’s thorough investigation, the Ada County jury’s time and attention during the trial, and my trial team’s hard work on this case.”
Eisenbeiss was a part owner of several Boise businesses. Between September 2018 and April 2019, he contracted work to build residential homes in Eagle and Star. During this time, Eisenbeiss fraudulently wrote over $150,000 worth of checks, knowing he did not have the funds or credit to cover the labor expenses.
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Eisenbeiss took money from his clients under the guise that it would be paid to subcontractors, but he instead kept the money for himself. In June 2024, an Ada County jury found Eisenbeiss guilty on all charges, including 12 counts of issuing insufficient funds checks, two counts of grand theft, and two counts of forgery.
