Builder Faces 30 Years In Conviction For Grand Theft, Contracting Without License

The News Herald (Panama City, Florida) reports:

• "Steven Palmer faces more than 30 years in prison when he's sentenced [September 11] for grand theft of more than $100,000 and contracting without a license. Jurors convicted Palmer [last month] after a two-day trial of taking $600,000 from a project he had contracted to do with Ashley Griffin to build a home in the Cook's Bayou area. Griffin paid Palmer $950,000 from December 2004 to Nov. 30, 2005, but the work done during that time amounted to about $350,000."

Palmer's situation is exacerbated by the fact that the contract period went through a hurricane season in which a state of emergency was declared. For more, see Contractor convicted, faces 30 years.

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