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  • PATRICK SILVA OF 5-STAR RENOVATION IS A”4-STAR GENERAL” IN THE SLEAZE-BAG ARMY!

    PATRICK SILVA OF 5-STAR RENOVATION IS A”4-STAR GENERAL” IN THE SLEAZE-BAG ARMY!

    Deb contacted us on behalf of her terminally-ill brother who hired 5-Star Restoration & Construction to remodel one bathroom and add another one in his basement. The vague contract was signed on July 26, 2022. It has never been completed after the consumer paid Patrick Silva $19,000 on a total contracted price of $26,000. The…

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  • KENNEDY & BRANDAU: AVOID THI DYNAMIC DUO

    KENNEDY & BRANDAU: AVOID THI DYNAMIC DUO

    John Kennedy & Laurie Brandau operate as J&L Construction & Real Estate out of their home in Nederland, Colorado. This is NOT a company you want to do business with. Just ask former customer, Linda, who hired them to remodel her home at a whopping price of $174K. The end result was poor quality work…

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  • JIM ROSS – SCUMBAG “CARPET BAGGER”

    JIM ROSS – SCUMBAG “CARPET BAGGER”

    BEWARE of this scumbag who claims to be in the carpet business. Jim Ross has a string of victims from whom he took money up front and never returned to do the work! One of the worst cases is when he ripped off a disabled veteran for $4,000. And the man was fighting prostate, colon…

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  • JEREMIAH LOPEZ – THE ROVING THIEVING CONTRACTOR

    JEREMIAH LOPEZ – THE ROVING THIEVING CONTRACTOR

    Scamming Jeremiah Lopez has a familiar MO (mode of operation):  He takes money up front, then disappears.  We have a list of victims all telling similar stories.  He has taken thousands of dollars from people promising he would do various contracting jobs for them.  But he does little or nothing!  He even ripped off the…

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  • KENNETH DUNCAN – PHONY GRANTS

    KENNETH DUNCAN – PHONY GRANTS

    BEWARE: Although this scam shows a specific name and photo, this scam is perpetrated by many people across FaceBook. The guy claims to be Kenneth Lee Duncan, an employee of The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). That organization is legit, but they have nothing to do with him, according to their Inspector General Laura…

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  • JIM WEESE – Sleazy Auto Service in Bennett

    JIM WEESE – Sleazy Auto Service in Bennett

    UPDATE: Jim Weese has since closed his doors at 44th Auto and moved his operation to his residence. He is still ripping off consumers. This article includes just two of the many stories of rip-offs. The latest victim we heard from stems back to 2012! That’s when Jim Weese picked up James’ 1984 Chevrolet Pickup.…

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