The New York Attorney General's office has charged Paul J. Newman with 58 counts of larceny, forgery and fraud Thursday for allegedly claiming to be a licensed architect.

Newman, president of Cohesion Studios, Inc., has been hit with three indictments for defrauding construction companies, business owners and municipalities throughout the Capital Region by pretending to be a licensed and registered architect.

The investigation, dubbed as "Operation Vandelay Industries," a reference to the sitcom "Seinfeld," revealed that Newman allegedly drafted architectural renderings for more than 100 properties in Albany, Rensselaer and Saratoga counties.

In the sitcom, the character George Costanza, played by Jason Alexander, always wanted to be an architect -- to the point of lying about being one. Costanza once lied to his unemployment caseworker and told her was being interviewed for a job at a company called "Vandelay Industries."

Newman also submitted foundation inspections, field reports, energy compliance certificates and engineer letters to various towns and cities falsely certifying on the documents that he was a registered and licensed architect, according to the office of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

According to prosecutors, Newman allegedly took the license number of a registered architect that he found on the internet and created a fictitious Registered Architect Stamp using that number and his own name, states Schneiderman's office. Newman also used the stamp to various inspection letters submitted to municipalities across the state, said Schneiderman's office.

Newman was arraigned Monday in Saratoga and Rensselaer counties, and Wednesday in Albany County.

If convicted of the worst charges, he could face up to 15 years in prison.

"Operation Vandelay Industries": "Fake architect" named Newman in Seinfeld-dubbed sting by state AG https://t.co/mOs8WW3Upu pic.twitter.com/VUs7nfcatZ — New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) April 20, 2017

Schneiderman's office states that Newman's Cohesion firm was contracted to create architectural renderings and provide additional architectural services for the following projects: