Connecticut Jury Convicts Home Improvement Contractor Despite Not Having Screwed Homeowners Out Of Money

Unlike some other states, it appears that Connecticut and its state Attorney General's office takes its state home improvement laws quite seriously, as evidenced by the AG's direct involvement in the prosecution of an unregistered contractor for misdemeanor offenses:

• Attorney General Richard Blumenthal [recently] announced the criminal conviction of a home improvement contractor for multiple violations of the [Connecticut] Home Improvement Contractor Act. Richard A. Koslik, 49, of Springfield, Mass., was convicted [...] for twice offering to make and once making home improvements without a state registration. Koslik testified at his trial, denying that he had offered to make or made home improvements, but the jury rejected those claims. He is scheduled for sentencing on March 28 . The maximum penalty on each of the three charges is six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.

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• [Blumenthal said] "We will prosecute such criminal wrongdoers whenever they violate our home improvement laws. Our home improvement laws are designed to protect consumers, and this conviction should be a reminder to all homeowners considering home improvements to vigilantly verify their contractors' registration status and complaint history with the state."

For the Connecticut AG press release, see Attorney General Announces Criminal Conviction Of Home Improvement Contractor.