In an effort to protect consumers, level the playing field for licensed contractors and to help curb the underground economy, our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are investigators with the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) go undercover and arrest unlicensed contractors. Last week’s sting in El Dorado County resulted in 10 arrests. […]
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“California Blitz” – State Investigators Hammer Unlicensed Contractors
A statewide crackdown by California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are investigators with the Contractors State License Board targeted unlicensed contractors and resulted in 78 arrests. “Some of the people arrested are people you don’t want to have in your home,” said CSLEA President Alan Barcelona. “A sex offender, a convicted rapist, guys […]
They Can Walk Away With Your Cash In Hand
Would you hand over $7,000 as a down payment to a worker who, based on his word alone, promised to take on your home improvement project? That’s what one unlicensed contractor requested from our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are investigators working undercover at the Contractors State License Board CSLB. The investigators […]
They Just Look Like Homeowners
Our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are investigators with the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) put more than just a crimp in 16 contractors’ day, they caught them in a sting designed to snare those violating state contracting laws. Investigators setup shop at a home near Fresno State last week. Using ads […]
CSLB Investigators: Lengthy Investigation Leads To Arrest
It is a multi-million dollar case involving fraud, grand theft and diversion of funds and a Santa Cruz County woman is at the center of it. “Our CSLEA members who investigate crimes for the Contractors State License Board are like guardian angels watching over consumers as the unscrupulous attempt their devil-like deeds,” said CSLEA President […]
On Their Side Now: Former Phony Contractor Tips Off Investigators
Talk about converting someone. A former illegal contractor, now operating legally as a licensed contractor, helped state investigators in their undercover sting last week by tipping them off to someone else breaking the law. Investigators with the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) posed as homeowners at a house in Merced and sought bids for various […]
Undercover Stings Take On Underground Economy
Their track record is impressive. As we pointed out last month, there is no shortage of work for our CSLEA members who are investigators with the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) and they are not letting the holidays get in the way of their non-stop battle against the underground economy. In their latest undercover sting […]
