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How many homeowners do you know who have been ripped off by a builder, carpenter, or other contractor? I bet just about all of them will say they fell victim to a contractor at one point: either ...
Here’s a useful tip: If you’re uncertain about whether something qualifies as poor workmanship, consider bringing in another licensed contractor for an inspection. Their assessment can provide ...
After every disaster, scam artists, fake contractors, identity thieves, suspicious-looking FEMA agents and other terribly helpful, very friendly, highly unscrupulous people will use this ...
Charlene Shuler Corley [1] is a former defense contractor who was convicted in 2007 on two counts of conspiracy. [2] Over the course of nine years leading up to September 2006, the company owned by Corley and her sister was found to have received over US$21.5 million from the United States Department of Defense for fraudulent shipping costs; in one instance, the company was paid US$998,798 for ...
A fencing contractor rips off 52 families in a new housing development. Mike and crew bring the neighborhood together. 02: EP5054: House Arrest: A planned 3-month renovation becomes a year-and-a-half nightmare. Mike and crew come to the rescue. 03: EP5055: Falling Flat: A photographer's backyard studio is plagued with a leaking flat roof after ...
A ripoff (or rip-off) is an grossly unfavorable financial transaction.It originated as slang that has entered into standard English usage as a business term. [1]Usually it refers to an incident in which a person is overcharged for something, or receives goods or services not of the standard expected for the price.
Moonlighting Contractor Missed the Deadline. Breyer learned the hard way with a rental home renovation that the old cliché about contractors taking forever to finish a job is grounded firmly in ...
Capasso was born in Brooklyn on September 10, 1945 to Josephine and Michael E. Capasso. [4] He married Nancy Herbert in 1966. Capasso started a construction company, Nanco Contracting Corporation, and won several contracts in New York City for sewer repair. In 1987, he was charged with writing off $1.2 million in renovations on his two Manhattan apartments as business expenses; and for ...