BARK RIVER -- A man is out of jail, on embezzlement charges. Jason Bradley Ives, 32, of Bark River, is accused of scamming people in alleged property deals.

Ives has been bound over to Delta County Circuit Court on four counts of larceny by conversion. He's alleged to have scammed tens of thousands of dollars from customers buying property and also hiring him as a contractor. Complaints say he didn't complete the work and failed to refund customers' money.

Ives is free on a $25,000 cash bond. A date has not been set for his circuit court appearance.