A convicted burglar, an arsonist, a drug user – are these the types of people you want working in and around your house and family on home improvement projects? People fitting those very profiles were bidding on home improvement jobs in January, but undercover investigators with the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) put a stop […]
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Father & Daughter Arrested in CSLB Assisted Investigation
RIVERSIDE- The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) assisted in an investigation that lead to the arrest of a father and daughter in the San Francisco Bay Area. The two are accused of ripping off dozens of senior citizens in a walk-in bathtub scheme. Raj Kamal Suri, 65, and his daughter, Tori Bhavna Suri, 40, both […]
CSLB Investigation Leads To Long Prison Sentence For Scammer
Our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members with the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) do not take kindly to unscrupulous workers who take advantage of unsuspecting consumers in need of home repairs. Want proof? CSLB Investigators and staff spent six years and thousands of hours to see that one man, who spent years scamming […]
What Happens Undercover – Doesn’t Stay Undercover
When investigators with the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) go undercover in search of those contracting without a license, it’s no secret who they team up with and who they bust. The results of their undercover work are sent out to news agencies throughout the state for two reasons, to advise consumers of the risks […]
Nine-Hour CSLB Sting in San Mateo County Nets 12 Suspects
When investigators with the Contractors State License Board’s (CSLB) Statewide Investigative Fraud Team (SWIFT) set up at shop in Belmont May 22, 2014, they posed as commercial property owners taking bids for paint, drywall and floor work. By the end of their nine-hour sting, they arrested 12 people suspected on contracting without a license. One […]
CSLB Hatches Spring Plot
In an effort to protect consumers from harm, both financial and physical, investigators from the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) teamed up with local law enforcement agencies in nine counties and went undercover as homeowners seeking bids for home improvement projects. The stings took place March 25-27, 2014 in Bass Lake (Madera County), Clovis (Fresno […]
Convicted Rapist Cited in CSLB Undercover Sting
When investigators with the Contractors State License Board set up shop at a Sacramento home to snag unlicensed contractors, they cited 10 individuals, including an Elk Grove man who has a previous felony rape conviction in another state, according to CSLB. “This is a great example of why you want to hire only licensed contractors,” […]
Protecting Californians from Illegal Contractors
“When you learn about the types of people who want you to hire them as illegal contractors to work inside your home, you’re happy to know state investigators work daily to catch them.” – CSLEA President Alan Barcelona A man, convicted of grand theft, property theft and driving under the influence was snared by Contractors […]
Enforcing Labor Laws, It’s Their Business
If an employer is falsifying records and underpaying employees, there is a group of state investigators who are sure to uncover it. California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are agents and investigators with the state of California combine their resources and crack down on businesses that do not comply with the law. The […]
CSLB Investigators Warn Consumers About Illegal Electrician
In an ongoing effort to protect Californians from falling prey to unlicensed contractors who perform substandard work and put the safety of others at risk, our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are investigators with the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) are warning consumers about an unlicensed contractor who faces multiple felony charges […]
