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Company: By George Buildings
Penalty: $39,185
Year: 2022
Date: December 12, 2022
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Attorney General Drew Wrigley announces that the Burleigh County District Court entered judgment against George Lafave of Bismarck, ND, doing business as By George Buildings, in its December 1, 2022, ruling. The court determined Lafave engaged in consumer fraud by contracting to perform home improvement projects and then abandoning the contracts after he had been paid. Lafave's business was not sufficiently capitalized for the work he contracted to perform and that he obtained a contractor's license by making false or misleading statements on his applications. For his fraudulent conduct, Lafave was banned from contracting in North Dakota for at least five years, and until all amounts due in the Judgment have been paid in full. Pursuant to the Judgment, Lafave is required to pay restitution in the amount of $35,631 to impacted consumers; $2,000 in civil penalties; and the Attorney General's attorney's fees and costs in the amount of $1,554.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: North Dakota Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: North Dakota
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