Home improvement fraud happens when a contractor promises to improve your home, but leaves the project incomplete or your home in an uninhabitable condition.
Your home is a valuable asset and it's important that you protect that asset by making wise decisions when having work done on your home.
Before hiring a contractor for a home improvement project, do your research:
- Start by reviewing the Attorney General’s Home Improvement Fraud Registry listed below where you’ll find the names of individuals who have been criminally convicted of committing home improvement fraud in Vermont.
- Review complaint history posted on websites like BBB.org.
- Contact the Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) and ask if any complaints have been filed against the contractor you are considering.
- Ask your friends, neighbors, family, and co-workers about their home improvement experiences. These individuals are more than just connections; they are resources that can provide contractor references and warnings.
- Review CAP's blog post, "Home Improvement Fraud Has No Boundaries", for more tips.
If you have a complaint against a contractor, you should contact the Consumer Assistance Program (CAP) for help. CAP will contact the business on your behalf in an attempt to resolve your complaint. In addition, your complaint will become part of the public record, so that consumers who inquire about the contractor will become aware of your complaint. If you believe you have been defrauded by a contractor, you may also file a police report of home improvement fraud with your local police department or other law enforcement agency. Home improvement fraud is a crime, and it can be prosecuted in Vermont.
Below is a link of all persons who have been criminally convicted or resolved civil claims by the State of Vermont for committing home improvement fraud:
NAME | DOCKET # | COUNTY |
DATE OF |
SENTENCE |
13 V.S.A. s. 2029(f) |
13 V.S.A. s. 2029(e) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abele, George | 670-2-13 Cncr | Chittenden | 08/15/13 | No | ||
Allen, Christopher | 21-CR-04300 | Addison | 09/08/21 | Yes | No | |
Anderson, Raymond | 176-2-05 Wrcr | Windsor | 08/02/05 | No | ||
Barber, David K Jr. (Ct. 1) | 883-8-09 Bncr | Bennington | 11/19/09 | Yes | No | |
Barber, David K Jr. (Ct. 2) | 883-8-09 Bncr | Bennington | 11/19/09 | Yes | No | |
Badore, Eric J. | 1259-11-16 Frcr | Franklin | 08/08/17 | 08/08/22 | Yes | No |
Baker, Frank Edward | 1457-9-07 Rdcr | Rutland | 10/01/07 | No | ||
Baker, Jon Antony | 237-3-16 Rdcr | Rutland | 03/14/17 | Yes | No | |
Beaulieu, Paul R | 1690-4-07 Cncr | Chittenden | 10/18/07 | Yes | No | |
Beaupre, Howard R. | 930-8-06 Frcr | Franklin | 04/10/07 | No | ||
Beland, Richard W. Jr. | 847-8-19 Wrcr | Windsor | 02/08/22 | Yes | No | |
Bernier, Roger | 938-11-13 Cacr | Caledonia | 10/25/18 | Yes | No | |
Bernier, Roger | 287-5-13 Oscr | Orleans | 04/30/19 | Yes | No | |
Bernier, Roger | 347-6-13 Oscr | Orleans | 04/30/19 | Yes | No | |
Bessette, Leonard G. | 609-12-05 Lecr | Lamoille | 09/18/06 | Yes | No | |
Bevins, Norman C. Jr. | 3-1-08 Lecr | Lamoille | 08/09/10 | Yes | No | |
Bevins, Norman C. Sr. | 71-1-08 Wrcr | Windsor | 08/21/09 | Yes | No | |
Bevins, Norman C. Jr. | 80-1-08 Wrcr | Windsor | 06/04/10 | Yes | No | |
Bevins, Norman C. Sr. | 784-7-14 Wrcr | Windsor | 08/12/14 | Yes | No | |
Bevins, Norman C. Jr. | 9-1-16 Wrcr | Windsor | 06/13/18 | Yes | No | |
Bevins, Norman C. Jr. | 10-1-16 Wrcr | Windsor | 06/13/18 | Yes | No | |
Bevins, Norman C. Jr. | 227-3-16 Wrcr | Windsor | 06/13/18 | Yes | No | |
Bevins, Norman K. Jr. | 136-2-Wrcr | Windsor | 08/18/22 | Yes | No | |
Billings, Brian K. II | 3151-9-18 Cncr | Chittenden | 05/24/19 | Yes | No | |
Billings, Robert Jr. | 1785-5-09 Cncr | Chittenden | 02/18/10 | No | ||
Billings, Robert Jr. | 31-3-15 Gicr | Grand Isle | 04/09/15 | No | ||
Billings, Robert Jr. | 604-2-14 Cncr | Chittenden | 02/06/15 | Yes | No | |
Billings, Robert Jr. Count 1 | 173-1-16 Cncr | Chittenden | 09/28/16 | Yes | No | |
Billings, Robert Jr. Count 2 | 173-1-16 Cncr | Chittenden | 09/28/16 | Yes | No | |
Billings, Robert Jr. Count 1 | 440-2-16 Cncr | Chittenden | 09/28/16 | Yes | No | |
Billings, Robert Jr. Count 2 | 440-2-16 Cncr | Chittenden | 09/28/16 | Yes | No | |
Bissonette, Ralph J. (Ct. 1) | 75-1-05 Cncr | Chittenden | 02/02/06 | Yes | No | |
Bissonette, Ralph J. (Ct. 7) | 75-1-05 Cncr | Chittenden | 02/02/06 | Yes | No | |
Bissonette, Ralph J. | 3023-7-06 Cncr | Chittenden | 08/03/06 | Yes | No | |
Bissonette, Ralph J. | 2624-7-12 Cncr | Chittenden | 01/22/13 | Yes | No | |
Bissonette, Ralph J. | 2377-7-14 Cncr | Chittenden | 02/10/15 | Yes | No | |
Bissonette, Ralph J. | 3225-9-14 Cncr | Chittenden | 02/10/15 | Yes | No | |
Bowen, Garland E. | 90-3-17 Lecr | Lamoille | 11/01/17 | No | ||
Bruce, Sheldon L. | 44-1-17 Wrcr | Washington | 03/22/17 | No | ||
Brunelle, Robb P. | 1325-10-05 Wncr | Washington | 08/29/06 | No | ||
Brunelle, Robb P. | 558-10-06 Ancr | Addison | 02/20/07 | Yes | No | |
Brunelle, Robb P. (Ct. 1) | 5585-12-13 Cncr | Chittenden | 03/20/14 | Yes | No | |
Brunelle, Robb P. (Ct. 2) | 5585-12-13 Cncr | Chittenden | 03/20/14 | Yes | No | |
Brunelle, Todd W. | 87-1-07 Rdcr | Rutland | 10/15/08 | Yes | No | |
Burgart, John | 223-1-11 Cncr | Chittenden | 07/05/11 | No | ||
Burke, Ronald R. | 543-4-07 Wncr | Washington | 12/22/08 | No | ||
Cannon, Dustin R. | 298-1-05 Cncr | Chittenden | 04/27/05 | No | ||
Cannon, Dustin R. | 372-3-17 Frcr | Franklin | 06/05/17 | No | ||
Castleman, Steven | 2205-6-11 Cncr | Chittenden | 06/08/12 | Yes | No | |
Castricone, Joseph | 156-2-19 Wmcr | Windham | 01/09/20 | Yes | No | |
Castricone, Joseph | 628-5-19 Wmcr | Windham | 01/09/20 | Yes | No | |
Charbonneau, Marcel P. | 196-1-11 Cncr | Chittenden | 11/10/11 | Yes | No | |
Chicoine, Donald G. | 2322-6-06 Cncr | Chittenden | 03/12/07 | No | ||
Chicoine, Donald G. | 5574-12-06 Cncr | Chittenden | 03/12/07 | No | ||
Clark, Donald J. | 583-5-12 Wrcr | Windsor | 01/17/13 | Yes | No | |
Coffey, Joseph Michael | 1032-8-14 Wmcr | Windham | 05/04/15 | Yes | No | |
Colbeth, Shaun F. | 179-2-10 Wncr | Washington | 05/03/11 | No | ||
Coleman, Gary J. | 450-1-07 Cncr | Chittenden | 04/06/07 | No | ||
Coleman, Gary J. | 2887-8-10 Cncr | Chittenden | 08/06/13 | Yes | No | |
Combs, Brandon | 185-5-18 Oecr | Orange | 04/20/22 | No | ||
Dailey, Jason | 77-1-05 Wncr | Washington | 06/01/05 | Yes | No | |
Danforth, William | 1030-10-05 Bncr | Bennington | 12/20/05 | No | ||
Dizazzo, Lawrence | 703-11-18 Oscr | Orleans | 01/06/23 | Yes | ||
Dufresne, Bernice A. (Ct. 1) | 12-19-18 Bncr | Bennnington | 11/21/19 | 11/21/21 | Yes | No |
Everett, Jermaine L. | 817-3-20 Cncr | Chittenden | 03/18/22 | Yes | No | |
Failing, Jason W. | 302-3-16 Frcr | Franklin | 04/15/17 | Yes | No | |
Failing, Jason W. | 2346-7-16 Cncr | Chittenden | 10/07/16 | Yes | No | |
Failing, Jason W. | 269-3-17 Frcr | Franklin | 04/05/17 | Yes | No | |
Fitzgerald, James E. | 110-2-09 Cacr | Caledonia | 09/14/09 | No | ||
Flye, Clayton | 25-1-19 Cacr | Caledonia | 12/28/20 | Yes | No | |
Fuller, Bruce L. | 4999-9-04 Cncr | Chittenden | 04/04/05 | Yes | No | |
Gallagher, Edward | 248-6-09 Ancr | Addison | 04/05/10 | Yes | No | |
Gardner, Henry J. | 389-4-05 Wrcr | Windsor | 07/08/08 | Yes | No | |
Gaudette, John S. | 1768-4-06 Cncr | Chittenden | 08/21/06 | Yes | No | |
Geraw, Raymond | 104-10-14 Excr | Essex | 04/04/16 | Yes | No | |
Germain, Michael R. Jr. | 4658-12-11 Cncr | Chittenden | 07/20/12 | No | ||
Gevry, Darrell L. | 150-4-17 Ancr | Addison | 02/12/18 | No | ||
Giroux, Michael | 884-3-08 Cncr | Chittenden | 10/06/09 | No | ||
Higgins, Patrick James | 1666-11-09 Rdcr | Rutland | 04/16/10 | No | ||
Howes, Jerome H. | 1774-11-05 Wmcr | Windham | 05/01/06 | No | ||
Hurley, Kelly | 100-1-06 Wncr | Washington | 07/14/06 | Yes | No | |
Jelliffe, Mary Louise Valentine | 22-CR-00520 | Windsor | 01/25/22 | Yes | No | |
Jennings, Jeremy Lee | 143-4-19 Ancr | Addison | 01/07/20 | Yes | No | |
Kearse Jr., Paul (Ct. 1) | 106-2-13 Oscr | Orleans | 01/22/14 | Yes | No | |
Kearse Jr., Paul (Ct. 2) | 106-2-13 Oscr | Orleans | 01/22/14 | Yes | No | |
Kearse Jr., Paul | 413-8-14 Oscr | Orleans | 01/13/15 | Yes | No | |
Kearse Jr., Paul | 587-11-14 Oscr | Orleans | 01/13/15 | Yes | No | |
Kearse Jr., Paul | 264-6-15 Oscr | Orleans | 08/13/16 | Yes | No | |
Kelly, Joseph Patrick | 1319-9-15 Rdcr | Rutland | 09/21/17 | No | ||
Kimball, Ryan E. | 1214-8-19 Wncr | Washington | 01/03/20 | Yes | No | |
Kimball, Ryan | 555-10-19 Cacr | Caledonia | 09/23/10 | Yes | No | |
Knight, Josiah Frank | 1204-9-08 Wmcr | Windham | 02/18/10 | Yes | No | |
Kolbe, Randy J. | 1220-12-18 Bncr | Bennington | 02/25/22 | Yes | No | |
LaCourse, James R. | 1449-5-17 Cncr | Chittenden | 02/02/18 | Yes | No | |
Lafebvre, David | 1600-12-07 Wncr | Washington | 09/17/08 | No | ||
LaFlam, Jesse J. | 1353-10-05 Wrcr | Windsor | 03/14/06 | Yes | No | |
Laplant, Travis L | 3623-9-10 Cncr | Chittenden | 08/22/12 | Yes | No | |
Laplant, Travis Lee | 417-4-17 Frcr | Franklin | 08/08/17 | Yes | No | |
Laro, Jason | 665-6-13 Wrcr | Windsor | 02/03/15 | No | ||
Larocque, Brian J. | 2160-6-16 Cncr | Chittenden | 01/20/17 | Yes | No | |
Larocque, Brian J. | 2220-7-18 Cncr | Chittenden | 02/16/21 | Yes | No | |
Lavatch, Derrick | 750-10-12 Ancr | Addison | 03/12/13 | Yes | No | |
Laverty, Makenzie | 21-CR-02435 | Essex | 10/12/22 | Yes | ||
Leonard, David Eric | 136-4-18 Ancr | Addison | 04/15/19 | Yes | No | |
Lowe, Kyle | 264-7-19 Oecr | Orange | 02/19/20 | Yes | No | |
Mason, Marshall H. | 2928-9-18 Cncr | Chittenden | 05/31/19 | 05/31/20 | Yes | No |
Maynard, Brian | 407-4-18 Wncr | Washington | 07/09/18 | Yes | No | |
Megrath, Harold A. | 1371-12-17 Wncr | Washington | 02/15/19 | 02/15/22 | Yes | No |
Mendard, Eugine | 813-12-12 Oscr | Orleans | 08/13/13 | Yes | No | |
Miller, Arick S. | 1285-12-14 Wncr | Washington | 05/06/16 | Yes | No | |
Miller, William D. | 1649-12-04 Bncr | Bennington | 02/01/05 | No | ||
Morey, Philip Richard | 610-10-06 Lecr | Lamoille | 04/02/07 | No | ||
Morrill, Brent | 91-3-19 Oecr | Orange | 01/22/20 | Yes | No | |
Morrill, Brian Scott | 198-2-04 Rdcr | Rutland | 04/21/04 | Yes | No | |
Morrill, Brian Scott | 60-1-04 Rdcr | Rutland | 04/21/04 | Yes | No | |
Morrill, Brian Scott (Ct. 1) | 1751-10-06 Rdcr | Rutland | 10/03/07 | Yes | No | |
Morrill, Brian Scott (Ct. 2) | 1751-10-06 Rdcr | Rutland | 10/03/07 | Yes | No | |
Morrill, Brian Scott | 2153-12-06 Rdcr | Rutland | 10/03/07 | Yes | No | |
Morse, James R. | 325-3-07 Wrcr | Windsor | 07/12/07 | No | ||
Morse, James R. (Ct. 1) | 793-6-09 Wrcr | Windsor | 07/26/10 | Yes | No | |
Morse, James R. (Ct. 2) | 793-6-09 Wrcr | Windsor | 07/26/10 | Yes | No | |
Morse, James R. | 1364-11-09 Wrcr | Windsor | 07/26/10 | Yes | No | |
Morse, James R. | 1365-11-09 Wrcr | Windsor | 07/26/10 | Yes | No | |
Morse, James R. | 267-3-10 Wrcr | Windsor | 07/26/10 | Yes | No | |
Neil, Andrew C. | 153-4-17 Ancr | Addison | 10/03/17 | Yes | No | |
Paquette, Philip | 11-1-18 Oecr | Orange | 08/29/18 | 08/29/19 | Yes | No |
Parker, Michael D. | 209-2-16 Frcr | Franklin | 10/03/16 | Yes | No | |
Pelerin, Steven D. | 570-11-08 Ancr | Addison | 09/11/09 | 09/11/19 | Yes | No |
Pellerin, Joshua Adam | 216-2-18 Wrcr | Windsor | 12/03/18 | Yes | No | |
Percy, Leonard | 569-11-08 Oscr | Orleans | 12/01/09 | Yes | No | |
Percy, Leonard | 313-6-10 Oscr | Orleans | 01/26/11 | Yes | No | |
Percy, Leonard | 829-7-10 Frcr | Franklin | 02/22/11 | No | ||
Percy, Leonard | 830-7-10 Frcr | Franklin | 02/22/11 | No | ||
Percy, Leonard | 831-7-10 Frcr | Franklin | 02/22/11 | No | ||
Percy, Leonard | 832-7-10 Frcr | Franklin | 02/22/11 | No | ||
Percy, Leonard | 833-7-10 Frcr | Franklin | 02/22/11 | No | ||
Percy, Leonard | 845-7-10 Frcr | Franklin | 02/22/11 | No | ||
Percy, Leonard | 848-7-10 Frcr | Franklin | 02/22/11 | No | ||
Percy, Leonard | 565-10-11 Lecr | Lamoille | 06/11/12 | No | ||
Picknell, Walter W. | 390-4-11 Wrcr | Windsor | 08/09/11 | Yes | No | |
Potter, Bardy F. | 891-7-08 Wrcr | Windsor | 12/08/09 | Yes | No | |
Prescott, Michael J. | 1028-9-16 Frcr | Franklin | 04/08/19 | No | ||
Rafus, Scott E. | 33-1-16 Bncr | Bennington | 10/26/16 | Yes | No | |
Randall, Mikeal J. | 108-2-10 Frcr | Franklin | 11/02/10 | 11/02/15 | Yes | No |
Rayta, Richard P. III | 1341-4-14 Cncr | Chittenden | 01/28/15 | Yes | No | |
Richards, Donald E. | 1573-5-14 Cncr | Chittenden | 08/22/14 | Yes | No | |
Richards, Donald E. | 186-1-18 Cncr | Chittenden | 03/30/18 | Yes | No | |
Richardson, Charles S. | 350-9-04 Oecr | Orange | 03/08/05 | Yes | No | |
Richardson, Charles S. | 6-1-04 Lecr | Lamoille | 03/08/05 | Yes | No | |
Richardson, Kevin | 1338-11-06 Wncr | Washington | 12/18/06 | No | ||
Rideout, Thomas E. | 5728-10-04 Cncr | Chittenden | 03/21/05 | Yes | No | |
Robtoy, Duncan A. | 939-8-15 Frcr | Franklin | 01/11/16 | 07/11/16 | Yes | No |
Rounds, David P. (Ct. 3) | 127-1-07 Wrcr | Windsor | 09/30/09 | Yes | No | |
Rounds, David P. (Ct. 4) | 127-1-07 Wrcr | Windsor | 09/30/09 | Yes | No | |
Rounds, David P. (Ct. 5) | 127-1-07 Wrcr | Windsor | 09/30/09 | Yes | No | |
Ruhl, Jeremiah | 216-1-05 Cncr | Chittenden | 07/11/05 | No | ||
Ruhl, Jeremiah | 2688-7-07 Cncr | Chittenden | 12/19/07 | No | ||
Salmon, Lance J. (Ct. 1) | 1166-10-18 Wmcr | Windham | 01/28/19 | Yes | No | |
Salmon, Lance J. (Ct. 2) | 1166-10-18 Wmcr | Windham | 01/28/19 | Yes | No | |
Salmon, Lance J. | 738-8-10 Bncr | Bennington | 11/05/10 | No | ||
Shepard, Timothy Carl | 26-1-07 Wmcr | Windham | 10/26/07 | No | ||
Simcox, Mark W. | 442-4-17 Frcr | Franklin | 09/12/17 | Yes | No | |
Smith, Albert J. | 1004-8-15 Wncr | Washington | 10/08/15 | Yes | No | |
Smith, Douglas P. | 3553-9-15 Cncr | Chittenden | 10/02/15 | No | ||
Smith, Robby A. | 3280-9-17 Cncr | Chittenden | 10/08/18 | Yes | No | |
Snow, William D. | 6/8/2301 | Chittenden | 07/06/09 | No | ||
Soldo, Robert | 152-2-19 Wrcr | Windsor | 04/13/22 | No | ||
Soldo, Robert | 1086-10-10 Bncr | Bennington | 07/18/11 | No | ||
Spinks, William J | 1280-9-17 Rdcr | Rutland | 02/26/19 | Yes | No | |
Stella, Charles | 1028-10-18 Bncr | Bennington | 08/07/19 | Yes | No | |
Stoudt, III, Kenneth L. | 605-10-06 Lecr | Lamoille | 10/03/16 | Yes | No | |
Stoudt, III, Kenneth L. | 126-2-07 Lecr | Lamoille | 10/03/16 | Yes | No | |
Tocaline, Karl | 38-1-18 Bncr | Bennington | 06/12/18 | Yes | No | |
Tomasovich, Shannon C. | 4606-10-07 Cncr | Chittenden | 11/28/07 | No | ||
Tougher, Owen | 1553-11-17 Rdcr | Rutland | 10/28/19 | Yes | No | |
Tyler, Matthew | 18-1-19 Wrcr | Windsor | 03/17/21 | Yes | No | |
Utter, Gary L. (Ct. 1) | 5153-11-13 Cncr | Chittenden | 01/23/15 | Yes | No | |
Utter, Gary L. (Ct. 2) | 5153-11-13 Cncr | Chittenden | 01/23/15 | Yes | No | |
Utter, Gary L. | 4715-12-15 Cncr | Chittenden | 11/28/16 | Yes | No | |
Villa, Robert J. | 2382-7-18 Cncr | Chittenden | 01/24/20 | Yes | No | |
Walker, Eric | 388-7-14 Oscr | Orleans | 04/21/15 | Yes | No | |
Walker, Eric | 411-8-14 Oscr | Orleans | 04/21/15 | No | ||
Walker, Eric | 467-9-14 Oscr | Orleans | 04/21/15 | Yes | ||
Walker, Eric | 535-10-14 Oscr | Orleans | 04/21/15 | No | ||
Walker, Eric | 536-10-14 Oscr | Orleans | 04/21/15 | No | ||
Walker, Eric | 253-5-15 Oscr | Orleans | 10/28/15 | No | ||
Ward, Jessica | 164-10-10 Excr | Essex | 11/03/11 | Yes | No | |
West, James E. Jr. | 659-10-06 Lecr | Lamoille | 04/13/07 | No | ||
West, Richard A. | 793-2-06 Cncr | Chittenden | 09/08/06 | Yes | No | |
West, Richard A. | 794-2-06 Cncr | Chittenden | 09/08/06 | Yes | No | |
Whalen, Robert M. | 1848-5-09 Cncr | Chittenden | 07/29/09 | Yes | No | |
White, Tony | 255-3-17 Bncr | Bennington | 06/12/17 | 06/12/19 | Yes | No |
Witham, Robert | 4730-9-05 Cncr | Chittenden | 10/12/05 | Yes | No | |
Witham, Robert (Ct. 1) | 4118-11-14 Cncr | Chittenden | 05/20/15 | Yes | No | |
Witham, Robert (Ct. 2) | 4118-11-14 Cncr | Chittenden | 05/20/15 | Yes | No | |
Withington, Robert E. | 1549-10-03 Rdcr | Rutland | 01/20/04 | Yes | No | |
Wood, Peter Wayne | 1492-10-11 Rdcr | Rutland | 11/21/11 | Yes | No | |
Wright, Andrew | 228-2-17 Rdcr | Rutland | 02/22/18 | Yes | No | |
Zeno, Neil D. | 140-1-09 Cncr | Chittenden | 05/01/09 | Yes | No |