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24 September 2020

Louisiana contractor heads to court for repair scheme

One of four local contractors charged in connection with an alleged scam to bilk a city program out of thousands will...

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24 September 2020

Ill. consumers warned against summer roofing scams

The dog days of summer are a time for soaring temperatures, family picnics – and roofing scams. Sycamore insurance agent Jeff...

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24 September 2020

N.Y. contractor arrested for cashing in and running off

Town of Union, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Since September’s flooding, there have been countless warnings about contractors going door-to-door offering home repairs,...

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24 September 2020

Pa. contractor defrauded customers out of $189K

Harrisburg home improvement contractor Shelton Carr is facing a state prison term after a judge convicted him today of defrauding one...

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24 September 2020

Scam artists trying to make money off natural disasters

The storm’s over and you’re fraught with concern. A truck pulls up and a stranger offers to help you with that...

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24 September 2020

Convicted contractor continues operations between jail

You might remember the moment in March 2010 when our news crew confronted contractor Benjamin White at a home show at...

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24 September 2020

Conn. man sentenced to federal prison for role in fraud scheme

David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BORIS A. TOMICIC, 40, of West Hartford, was...

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24 September 2020

Nebraska construction owner gets 3 years for scam

A Fremont, Neb., man has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for a wire fraud conviction that cost banks...

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24 September 2020

Pa. contractor faces 12 customer lawsuits for scam

Over defense objections, Judge Norman Krumenacker is consolidating 12 cases against a JohnsΒ­town roofing contractor into two trials rather than 12...

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24 September 2020

New York contractor charged with forging insurance

A Westbury contractor arrested this morning could face up to seven years in prison if he’s found guilty of possessing forged...

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