Q: Would a County Prosecutor be the person to approach about a case of fraud?
A Contractor I hired to remodel my home merely covered ceilings with new drywall rather than removing damaged, molded tiles, insulation, & wood. He did the same with plywood on the floors. This was unknown to me until after I fired him & hired a new Contractor. The floors are now COVERED with thick, black mold. I have severe asthma and COPD~the reason for stripping the original materials to begin with. He proceeded to wreck my house by cutting holes a foot too large for some windows & leaving them open to the elements for 3 months, same w/a hole in the roof; deliberately inferior work that must be completely ripped out. He charged $14,900 in labor alone, perhaps another $10,000 or more in materials not apparent in the house.
A:
You could contact the Missouri Attorney General's office. If work was done poorly, as opposed to your money being taken and no work done, unfortunately that office is unlikely to go after the contractor on your behalf. You'd need to hire your own attorney to sue but before doing so you need to assess whether a judgment against the contractor would be collectible.
I'm sorry that you got ripped off.
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