A Lehighton man accused of stealing more than $1 million from two area fuel oil companies has denied the allegations and is now suing one of those companies and its owner, claiming he loaned them money that was never repaid.

Anthony Rohlfing Jr. filed his counterclaims Tuesday in Carbon County Court of Common Pleas. He is seeking $172,474.15 from Evans Coal & Fuel Oil Inc. and Mark Krajcirik, plus interest, attorney’s fees and costs.

Rohlfing is represented by G. William Bartholomew of Saxton & Stump LLC of Lancaster.

The original lawsuit

The Krajciriks and their companies — Evans Coal & Fuel Oil of Summit Hill, Reigel Fuel Oil LLC of Tamaqua and Krajcirik Automotive LLC of Lansford — sued Rohlfing on Sept. 9. The complaint, filed by attorney Michael J. Blum of Gross McGinley LLP of Allentown, alleges theft by deception, embezzlement, fraud and fraud through identity theft.

It accuses Rohlfing of impersonating Mark Krajcirik to enter more than a dozen factoring agreements and lines of credit, embezzling at least $1,190,041.45 from an Evans bank account and submitting fraudulent documents to Northwest Bank to secure a $3.75 million Small Business Administration loan.

Rohlfing’s answer filed in court admits he is not a licensed or registered financial professional, investment manager, commodity trader, broker or securities trader. He admits C.O.M. Management is a fictitious name registered to him. He denies nearly everything else.

“Rohlfing further specifically denies that he created any fraudulent document and submitted it to Northwest Bank,” the answer states.

He also denies impersonating anyone to obtain financing, denies embezzling from the Evans account and denies confessing to Krajcirik in July 2026. The filing says he “specifically denies that he engaged in any illegal or wrongful ‘scheme.’”

“It is further specifically denied that Rohlfing fraudulently induced any of the Plaintiffs to enter into any agreement to which they are or were a party, or that he entered into any loan or factoring agreement to continue an alleged ‘theft and embezzlement scheme,’” the answer states.

Rohlfing began working for Evans in 2013, first as an employee and then as an independent contractor through C.O.M. Management starting in 2020, according to the counterclaim. His duties included coordinating logistics with customers and suppliers and negotiating financing for the company. He holds no ownership interest in Evans.

The loan claim

The counterclaim alleges Evans was already in financial trouble by the summer of 2025

“By June 2025, Evans had become financially distressed and required an infusion of cash to remain operational,” the counterclaim states. “In the summer of 2025, because Evans was in financial danger and in need of a cash infusion, Rohlfing offered to contribute funds to Evans as a bridge loan.”

Krajcirik accepted that offer, according to the filing, and the two agreed the money would be paid back once the company stabilized.

On June 18, 2025, Rohlfing ordered a cashier’s check from a C.O.M. Management account for $172,474.15, the counterclaim states. The check was deposited “on or about” the same day into an Evans account at Key Bank ending in 0536.

The money has not been returned, according to the filing, and Rohlfing, also in the counterclaim, alleges the loan came out of his own home.

“Evans’s failure to repay Rohlfing the funds that Rohlfing loaned has had a detrimental impact on Rohlfing’s financial condition because the funds that Rohlfing loaned to Evans were obtained through a home equity line of credit secured by Rohlfing’s personal residence,” the counterclaim states.

Rohlfing brings the claim under breach of contract, and under unjust enrichment in the alternative.

Allegations against Krajcirik

The counterclaim also accuses Krajcirik of draining his own companies.

“For years prior to June 2025, Mark Krajcirik had been transferring money out of Evans, and other companies he owns and controls, without adequate consideration, to pay for personal expenses,” the filing states.

Among the specific allegations in the counterclaim:

Evans purchased an HVAC system worth approximately $18,000 to $21,000 for Krajcirik’s personal residence in Andreas.

Krajcirik and/or his wife, Tara Krajcirik, used a Spark Capital One business credit card on the Evans account over a four-year period for personal expenses, including groceries and emergency vet bills.

Evans paid property taxes of $8,800 to $9,200 per year on a Krajcirik residence in Summit Hill.

Evans paid Krajcirik’s personal income taxes of $15,000 to $20,000 per year since 2021.

Rental income of $1,000 per month from a Krajcirik Automotive building at 117 West Water Street, Lansford, was paid directly to Krajcirik and not reported on Krajcirik Automotive’s tax returns.

Funds used to buy the land for Krajcirik’s Andreas home were transferred from Krajcirik Automotive on or around June 21, 2022, and were obtained through a Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loan.

Rohlfing argues those practices should make Krajcirik personally liable for the company’s debts.

“All of the foregoing allegations show that Mark Krajcirik operated Evans and Krajcirik Automotive without regard to any corporate formalities or any separate corporate existence,” the counterclaim states. “Rather, these companies were his alter ego.”

Evans has never held a shareholder’s meeting since Rohlfing’s involvement with the company began in 2013, according to the filing.

A text message

The counterclaim points to an October 2025 text exchange, attached to the filing as Exhibit A.

“I’m just really stressed out with all of this, I can’t live with myself if I have to tell my wife that I failed again with this business,” one of the messages states. The counterclaim alleges that message was sent by Krajcirik.