NY AG Seeks Jail For Buffalo-Area Home Improvement Contractor For Violating Court Order

From the New York Attorney General's office:

• Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo [last week] announced his office is seeking a criminal contempt of court order against a Buffalo area man who willfully defied a court order by continuing to operate in the home improvement business after he was ordered not to. Ronald Timmerman, 30, of Sowles Road in Hamburg, faces criminal contempt of court for at least 10 violations of a prior court judgment by continuing to solicit business as a home improvement contractor. Each violation can carry a maximum jail term of 30 days and a $1,000 fine.

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• According to court documents, an investigation by the Attorney General’s Office discovered that within a few weeks [of the court order], Timmerman – without paying any restitution – began working as a contractor while flouting the other aspects of the order.

For more, including examples of the allegations against Timmerman, see Attorney General Cuomo Seeks Jail For Home Improvement Contractor Who Repeatedly Defied Previous Court Order (AG Cuomo upholds orders to protect consumers, seeking criminal contempt of court to stop contractor from deceiving more homeowners).

Go here for details of Timmerman’s original scheme.

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