Contractors banned in North Carolina after scamming Florence victims and elderly customers

That’s in response to legal professional common Josh Stein, who gained the bans, together with civil penalties, in court docket.

One contractor was Dennis L. Daugherty, Jr., who owns the North Carolina-based firm Inexperienced Lantern Roofing and Restoration LLC. Representatives from the corporate went door to door after Hurricane Florence, falsely claiming the corporate had a contractor’s license and dozens of employees prepared to start.

The corporate demanded advance fee, typically convincing purchasers to signal over their insurance coverage proceeds claims.

In keeping with the legal professional common’s workplace, Inexperienced Lantern did “minimal, shoddy work, didn’t pay subcontractors, and deserted the roles.” Daugherty additionally promised to refund victims however didn’t.

Stein additionally gained a ban in opposition to Triangle-area contractor Jorge Alberto Garcia, who focused and manipulated aged owners into hiring him to make pointless repairs. The work was not often accomplished.

When purchasers complained, Garcia threatened to desert the work. He additionally borrowed cash from some purchasers and did not repay most of them.