California CSLB "Stings" More Unlicensed Contractors

The Associated Press reports that California authorities have arrested five unlicensed contractors as part of an undercover sting operation recently conducted in the aftermath of the Angora fire in South Lake Tahoe, California. According to the report:

• "Investigators posed as people whose homes were destroyed during last week's fire, that destroyed 254 homes and 75 other structures. They invited suspected unlicensed contractors to bid on debris removal and various reconstruction projects."

The sting operation was conducted by investigators with the California Contractors State License Board ("CSLB") in cooperation with the California Department of Insurance, and the El Dorado County district attorney's office and sheriff's department. For more, see Five arrested in undercover Lake Tahoe contractor sting.