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Contractors Charged With Scamming Customers In Greenwich, Police Say
Two contractors from Westchester and one from Dutchess have been charged after police say they scammed numerous customers in Greenwich.
Greenwich Police say they arrested Weber Marin, 34, of White Plains, Ilir Cubi, 41, of Yonkers and Joseph Monserrate, 31, of Poughkeepsie on Sunday, June 9 after receiving complaints made by customers about being scammed.
The three men had advertised plumbing repair services under an assumed business name and obtained work at three different Greenwich residences, according to police.
Each of the men then conducted a requested repair and demanded on-the-spo…
Contractor From Westport Accused Of Taking Money For Uncompleted Work In Wilton
An area contractor has been arrested for allegedly taking money for work and then never completing the job.
Krystian Lorek, 37, of Westport, was arrested Monday, May 6, by Wilton Police on an active arrest warrant for consumer related charges.
The owner of Lorek General Contracting in Westport, had been contracted for construction work and took money for work that was not completed, said Wilton Lt. Robert Kluk.
Lorek was charged with violation of a home improvement contract, larceny over $25,000, and numerous contracting-related charges, said Kluk.
He is being …
Wells Fargo To Pay States $575M To Resolve Customer Ripoff Claims: NJ, NY, CT Get $34M
Wells Fargo Bank has agreed to pay $575 million – including more than $34 million combined to New Jersey, New York and Connecticut – to settle charges that it engaged in a variety of sales, lending, and other improper business practices for more than a decade.
The bank also has agreed to pay more than $385 million to 850,000 auto finance customers who were wrongly charged premiums, interest, and fees for forced-place collateral protection insurance, even though they already had the coverage.
That includes payments to more than 51,000 customers whose cars were repossessed, according to the m…
