After a contractor got paid, multiple customers say he stopped responding and walked off the job. Now he's due in court.
Jessy Nguyen told KSL Investigators a man named Ofa showed up at his mom's house last June offering to do some work. His mom hired Ofa to pour concrete, put in a fence, and do some landscaping work, paying more than $40,000.Nguyen said both he and his mom tried to reach Ofa multiple times to get the job finished, without success.
"The funny thing is, I Googled this guy, and he's had like five or six different business names," he said. Despite citation after citation, Ofa continued to work without a license, breaking state rules. The citations add up to $9,000, all of which are unpaid. "I definitely think law enforcement and prosecutors should take a look at whether the harm and fraud he's perpetuated deserve severe penalties," said Steinagel.
One of those cases involves the Nguyen job. Because of the amount of money Ofa is alleged to have taken without finishing the work, the penalty could mean up to 15 years in jail.After finding an address listed on the most recent lawsuit against him, we stopped by his home. While Ofa was not there, a man driving by saw our cameras and stopped. He was able to get Ofa on the phone for us.
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