BBC England– Six gang members who carried out substandard or unnecessary roofing work for vulnerable elderly customers have been jailed. They were found guilty at Teesside Crown Court, along with two other men who were sentenced to community orders. They had overcharged five men in their 70s, 80s and 90s by thousands of pounds in […]
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LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa.– Police are seeking a wanted man in connection to a home improvement scam that was committed on an elderly person. George Braun, 35, is wanted by police. On November 12, Braun allegedly solicited roofing business from an 87-year-old victim at a residence in the first block of Martzall Road in East Cocalico
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Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada- At least 3 roofing companies were recently targeted by a fraudulent email regarding a roof replacement. The companies each received an email that requested an estimate for replacing a roof on a recently sold house. The sender had an American phone number, and made the claim he got information about the
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Billingham, UK. A roofer, John Butler punched back after he was slapped by a 69 year old female church officer. The elderly woman sustained skull injuries and required dentures due to fractures on her front teeth. Butler was sentenced to 15 months in jail. The initial incident started over an argument regarding a roof
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Ottowa, Canada. Convicted criminal Philip “Slippery Phil” Slobodzian has used a number of business names that include word “Dynamic” when he has repeatedly ripped-off customers and other businesses. This has been causing problems for businessman Miles Prescott, owner of Dynamic Roofing, who has been making an honest living for more than 20 years in the same area. Story
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Scranton, PA. Paul J. Wassel Jr., a roofer in Scranton has been arrested for accepting a down-payment from an Elmhurst nursing home without ever completing the work. Wassel blames drug addiction as the cause for his actions. Story here.
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Atlanta, GA. – Pedro Henriquez and his wife, Marilith Garcia-Sandoval have been charged with felony counts of insurance fraud. The pair reportedly defrauded insurance companies for more than a million dollars.
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