BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- An unlicensed cement contractor who was the subject of several consumer complaints has been arrested and deported.
The Contractors State License Board was investigating tree trimmers last week when they received a tip that 27-year-old Jose Chavez Villegas, the cement contractor, was working at a home with four employees.
A CSLB investigator issued Villegas a court notice to face charges of contracting without a license, illegal advertising and soliciting an excessive down payment. A Kern County District Attorney's Office investigator issued an a court notice for failure to carry workers' compensation insurance, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents booked Villegas and three of his employees for deportation.
Villegas and his employees were deported later that evening, according to the CSLB.
During a sting the next day, investigators posed as homeowners soliciting bids from suspected unlicensed tree trimmers.
Nearly 10 tree trimmers were issued court notices on various charges, including contracting without a license and illegal advertising. Two of the tree trimmers were arrested for deportation.
It is a state violation to undertake any home improvement job valued at more than $500 for labor and materials without a California contractor's license, according to the CSLB. http://www.bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/97988854.html
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