Contractors

08/20/2007 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson today warned consumers of the potential for home repair scams following this weekend’s severe weather.

“The wind and rain carried with them enormous damage,” Edmondson said. “These storms can also carry with them the potential for home repair fraud.”    » read more »

August 20, 2007 -- INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter encourages Hoosiers to be on guard against unscrupulous contractors if they engage in home improvements as a result of recent summer storms. Con artists may come out of the woodwork to prey on those who have seen damage to their homes by offering assistance at outrageous prices or taking money and failing to complete the work.    » read more »

August 17, 2007 -- (Ford City, PA) - Congressman John P. Murtha, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, today commended the Penn State Electro-Optics Center (EOC) for their continued growth in Armstrong County. Murtha attended the annual ARMTech Showcase of Industry & Technology, which highlights the work of local companies and organizations in and around Armstrong County.

In the last six months alone, the EOC has received 47 contracts, grants and purchase orders totaling over $23 million for work within the Department of Defense and the defense industry.    » read more »

August 16, 2007 -- JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Governor Matt Blunt today sent a letter to the Missouri Housing Development Commission outlining principles for the commission to consider regarding illegal immigration that include possible sanctions of up to a lifetime ban of contractors and developers who knowingly hire illegal workers.    » read more »

August 15, 2007 -- TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram and Criminal Justice Director Gregory A. Paw announced that a Monmouth County contractor and his corporation were indicted today on a theft charge for allegedly stealing money from construction clients, including two churches.

According to Insurance Fraud Prosecutor Greta Gooden Brown, Joseph Kohler, 44, Holmdel, and JenJo, Inc., Kohler’s construction company located in Holmdel, were charged with second-degree theft by failure to make required disposition of property received.    » read more »

Bayly Crossing, LLC Operated as Unregistered Home Builder

BALTIMORE, MD (August 8, 2007) - Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that his Consumer Protection Division has issued a Final Order requiring Bayly Crossing, LLC, Theodore B. Passyn, Julia Beall Passyn, and Theodore B. Passyn, III to comply with the Home Builder Registration Act and to accept responsibility for the houses that Bayly Crossing sold to consumers.    » read more »

Orlando woman faces up to 25 years in prison for defrauding the Department of Transportation

August 1, 2007 -- TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that an Orange County jury returned a guilty verdict against an Orlando contractor and her company on several charges of organized fraud and communications fraud. Dawn Carter, the president of a contracting business for small construction and maintenance jobs, faces up to 25 years in prison for a fraud scheme perpetrated against the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).    » read more »

July 9, 2007 -- The following is the text of New York City Mayor Bloomberg's speech as prepared.    » read more »

July 06, 2007 -- OLYMPIA – Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna today warned Washington homeowners and businesses to beware of cons claiming to repair your driveway. Scammers have been reported in communities across Washington, most recently in the Vancouver and Tacoma areas.    » read more »

19 May 2007 -- A published report says 2007 could be the most lethal year yet for civilian employees of private companies operating in Iraq's war zones.

Saturday's New York Times says figures from the U.S. Labor Department show at least 146 contract workers were killed in Iraq during the first three months of this year. It is the highest number of civilian casualties for any similar period since the U.S.-led war began in March 2003.    » read more »