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Oklahoma AG Secures $42,158 Restitution for Home Repair Fraud

After a four-year pursuit, the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Office says it has secured $42,158 in restitution from a Texas man for Oklahoma victims of home repair fraud. The office said Thursday that Randy Leroy Madewell of Danbury, Texas, was charged …

Oklahoma Builder Accused of Defrauding Homeowners

A dozen counts of home repair fraud have been filed against a Muskogee, Okla., builder accused of defrauding homeowners. Charges were filed Tuesday in Lincoln County District Court against 36-year-old Jason Priest. The charges filed by the Attorney General’s Office’s …

Oklahoma Home Repairman Ordered to Pay Restitution

An Oklahoma City home repairman was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to two counts of home repair fraud, Attorney General Scott Pruitt said. Alan B. Holcombe, 54, was sentenced in Cleveland County District Court to a 10-year suspended sentence and …

Oklahoma Home Repairman Pleads No Contest to Fraud

An Oklahoma home repairman has pleaded no contest to one count of home repair fraud. Attorney General Scott Pruitt says 51-year-old Mark Stacy Whitney entered the plea on Monday in Pottawatomie County District Court. A no contest plea has the …

Mississippi Man Accused of Fraud

Police say a former Kiln man is accused of defrauding a Biloxi resident of more than $127,000 in what started as home-repair fraud and escalated to an investment scam. The Sun Herald reports the arrest Wednesday of 44-year-old Ernest Christopher …