Contractor Charged With Home Improvement Fraud As Katrina Victims Say They're Out Thousands

In Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, WWL-TV reports:

• Close to a dozen homeowners struggling to rebuild after Hurricane Katrina said they are out hundreds of thousands of dollars because of the work – and lack of work – by one contractor who is now sitting in jail.

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• Jennifer Solar, an investigator with the Lafourche Sheriff's Department, charged [contractor Don Fisher] with home improvement fraud, which is a felony, and exploitation of the infirmed, which is taking advantage of someone over the age of 60. Solar said subcontractor Dave Schwab filed a forgery charge against Fisher. Solar said Fisher fraudulently used Schwab's name to get a building permit for the Lutz home.

For more, see Contractor accused of fraud now in jail.