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Related: About this forumMore Sandy Victim Scammers Busted, Authorities Say
By Timothy Bolger on November 1, 2013
Authorities filed criminal charges and secured lawsuit settlements against three businesses that officials said were involved in separate scams targeting Superstorm Sandy victims on Long Island over the past year.
Among them was 58-year-old Danny Silsbe, a contractor who Long Beach city police arrested for grand larceny after he allegedly took a $10,000 deposit from a family that hired him to raise their house damaged in the storm, but never completed the work or refunded the money, authorities said.
Nassau County Office of Consumer Affairs suspended the licenses of Silsbe, the owner of Heavy Construction and Disaster Relief LLC, after a hearing. Police said he had moved to Bay Shore from Arkansas after the storm. His bail was set at $1,000.
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman also announced a $12,000 penalty against the latest LI gas stationthis one in East Islipfor price gouging after the storm and a $40,000 penalty against Bay Shore-based G.C. Environmental, Inc., which mailed to homeowners 2,300 deceptive letters to drum up business after Sandy.
Read more at http://www.longislandpress.com/2013/11/01/more-sandy-victim-scammers-busted-authorities-say/
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More Sandy Victim Scammers Busted, Authorities Say (Original Post)
hrmjustin
Nov 2013
OP
not by the illiterate people I know,if it is not on the main news or Fox, they
hollysmom
Nov 2013
#3
hollysmom
(5,946 posts)1. how about the biggest scammer - Chris Christie? n/t
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)2. I saw the NJ race was getting closer.
hollysmom
(5,946 posts)3. not by the illiterate people I know,if it is not on the main news or Fox, they
just don't want to bother to dig for the facts. Although this new book release helps a little
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)4. My concern is the NJ legislature now. I Hope Jersy kkeeps the dems in charge.
hollysmom
(5,946 posts)5. if they don't it is scott walker 2.0
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)6. I agree. This is what I will be watching on Tuesday.