Contractor violations continue in Fresno, Clovis

Source: The Business Journal

One man was arrested and 15 others cited on various charges including operating without a contractor’s license in a Feb. 13-14 undercover sting operation by the Contractors State License Board in partnership with the Clovis Police Department at a home in Clovis. Investigators used advertisements from Craigslist.org to schedule home improvement bids for painting, landscaping, floor covering and tree maintenance. All 16 of the construction workers that arrived were cited for contracting without a license. All home improvement jobs were valued at $500 or more, which must be conducted by a company or person with a contractor license issued by the Contractors State License Board. Eleven of the 16 workers were cited for violating contractor-advertising laws, which require the contractor license number to be included in all forms of advertising. Clovis Police cited seven suspects for driving without a valid license and six suspect vehicles were impounded and towed from the scene. The man arrested was Michael Brian Dueck of M.D. Home Services in Clovis. The arrest was for a DUI warrant, said Rick Lopes, chief of public affairs for Contractors State License Board. Dueck was also cited for lacking a contractor’s license. The others cited on suspicion of operating without a license were Russell Gonzalez of Fresno, Dennis Lee Anderson of Fresno, Luis Sandoval Almanza of L.A. Painting & Luis The Painter of Fresno, Efrain Rubio of ER Painting in Fresno, Gregory Leonard Smith of Smith Brothers Painting in Clovis, Mario Garcia of We Do It All Tree Service in Fresno, Larry Joseph Stancato of Larry’s Handyman Service in Fresno, Terry Ronald Moser of Clovis, Mark Kevin Phelps of Discount Painter in Fresno, Sergio Leyva Cruz of Sergio Cruz’ Home Maintenance in Fresno, Mariano Tapia Dorantes of Tapia’s Lawn Service in Fresno, Esgar Yeraldo Arreola of Esgar Lawn Service in Fresno, Roberto Martinez of handyman Service in Fresno, Jose Amilcar Rivas Pacas of Jose Rivas El Amigo Landscaping in Fresno and Matthew James Lloyd Comegys of Matt’s Handyman Service in Fresno.

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