A Wisconsin couple pleaded guilty to a contractor fraud scheme that spanned the state. Tyler Hansen, 52, of Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges related to the scam, while Tyler’s wife, Jennifer Hansen, 43, also entered a guilty plea for money laundering connected to […]
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MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – A Fort Atkinson contractor pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges connected to a home improvement fraud scheme, federal officials announced. Tyler Hansen, 52, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges in U.S. District Court in Madison. As part of a plea agreement, Hansen admitted that […]
A Spring City man is facing multiple felony charges after he allegedly took $15,000 to build a deck outside of a home in Hatfield Township then failed to complete the project. Christopher Langvin, 32, has been charged with felony counts of deceptive business practices, theft by deception, receiving stolen property, […]
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — An Altoona man is facing charges for home improvement fraud after a woman said she paid him and he never finished the work. Derek Miller, 33, doing business as “Jack of all Trades (JOAT) Construction” was charged in August for allegedly never finishing work at a […]
Contractor sentenced to prison time for home improvement fraud Contractor sentenced to prison time for home improvement fraud 01:42 PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Westmoreland County contractor is headed to prison. Jason Pirl was sentenced Tuesday to five to 10 years in prison. “He has just left a string of trauma, […]
HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) – An uptick in contractor scams has the Huntingdon County district attorney concerned. In just the past month, there have been four reports of home improvement scams in the county alone. District Attorney David Smith said the contractors who have been doing this typically have already […]
ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — An Altoona person is facing expenses after reportedly using $7,600 from a girl to change her roof but in no way accomplishing the task. Altoona law enforcement have billed 47-calendar year-outdated Benjamin Townsend after allegedly getting a $500 money deposit from an Altoona woman and then […]
SPRINGFIELD, La. (WAFB) – The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for a man accused of home improvement fraud throughout 2021 and 2022. Chief Jimmy Travis said Leche “Bub” Gatlin, 28, of Springfield, La. accepted payment for home construction projects but never completed the work. Gatlin accepted $1,400 in payment […]
