Pa. contractor pleads guilty to fake hail damage scam
A contractor who ordered his employees to damage more than 100 Lehigh County homes to collect insurance money was sentenced to...
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Tennessee cracks down on roofing contractor fraud
Roofing contractors operating in Tennessee will have to provide residents whose homes are damaged due to tornadoes and other storms with...
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Mo. contractors charged with stealing storm checks
Two Laclede County contractors stand accused of fraud after allegedly accepting insurance checks from three Joplin homeowners to repair tornado damage...
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Calif. roofing company brought to justice after years of fraud
An April 23 press release issued by California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced the owners of Hallmark Roofing of Belmont, were...
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Calif. construction family charged in work comp fraud
Several members of a family that own and/or work for a Yucaipa construction business have been charged with workers’ compensation fraud...
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Sting leads to 18 fraudulent contractor arrests in Calif.
A Rowland Heights man was among 18 caught in a two-day sting in South Pasadena of unlicensed contractors. Jose David Torres,...
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Indiana sheriff warns of home-repair contractor scams
Home improvement scams can take many forms and usually costs the victims thousands of dollars. “We have investigated all types,” said...
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Pa. contractor goes to court, gets arrested for fraud
Mark Kinsella, owner of Professional Tree Service, a North Hills tree removal contractor, was arrested Monday morning when he arrived at...
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Calif. contractor gets 4 years for 85 false invoices
United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that United States District Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr. sentenced Leo Wheeler, 56, of...
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As weather warms, home-repair scammers emerge
Detective Ray Serafin has seen it before: the contractor, who just happens to be in the area, going door-to-door offering to...
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