AZ ROC Adds Scottsdale Man to
Most Wanted Unlicensed Entity List...
Help us protect consumers from faulty, unsafe, illegal contracting!
Arizona Revised Statutes, Title 32, Chapter 10 requires a contractor be licensed through the Registrar of Contractors (ROC) to legally perform construction or home repair and remodeling jobs having total project cost, including labor and materials, above $1,000 or requiring a building permit. Unlicensed contractors can endanger the health, safety and welfare of the public.
WARNING: Only professional law enforcement personnel should attempt to apprehend these individuals.
In June 2018, Heilbrun pleaded guilty to two counts of Fraud, a Class 2 Felony in the Maricopa County Superior Court. He was sentenced to two years of probation and $14,000 in restitution. In May 2017, Heilbrun pleaded guilty to Attempting to Contract Without a License, a Class 1 Misdemeanor, in the Kyrene Justice Court. He was sentenced with a $250 fine and $2,600 in restitution to the victim.
Heilbrun was a licensed contractor until 2012. Between 2015 and 2016, the AZ ROC investigated three complaints against Heilbrun, alleging that he operated illegally as an unlicensed entity taking large amounts of money up-front. Heilbrun for contracted for amounts totaling $73,794.08. Of those contract amounts, homeowners paid $29,800 and Heilbrun abandoned each of the jobs.
In August 2018, Lance Wills pleaded guilty to Theft, a Class 3 Felony in the Maricopa County Superior Court. In November 2018 he was sentenced to 12 months in the county jail and five years of supervised probation.
Between 2012 and 2018, the AZ ROC investigated 18 complaints against Wills. He was known to take large amounts of cash up front and during the construction process asks for additional cash payments. Once his victims stop giving him money, he does not return calls and abandoned the job.
In November 2017, Michael R. Peterson pleaded guilty to Contracting Without a License, a Class 1 Misdemeanor in the Maricopa County Superior Court. He was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay $6,500 in restitution to the victim.
Michael R. Peterson works under the name Peterson Millwork and Design, LLC and takes money up-front while illegally contracting without a license. He then fails to produce paid-for materials and fails to perform any work. From 2014 to 2016, the ROC received three complaints against Peterson. In the complaint submitted for prosecution, he is accused of taking $6,500 without performing any work.
In September 2017, Bogdan "Bo" Craciunescu pleaded guilty to Theft, a Class 3 Felony, in the Maricopa County Superior Court. He was sentenced to pay a combined total of $11,793 in restitution to two victims and three years of probation.
Bo Craciunescu is an unlicensed entity and has victimized people in Maricopa County by taking large amounts of money up front for contracting jobs and then failing to produce material he says he purchased and abandoning jobs.
In April 2017, Steven Shane Salyers pleaded guilty to Theft, a Class 5 Felony in the Maricopa County Justice Court. He was sentenced to pay the victim $2,500 in restitution. In July 2017, Salyers pleaded guilty to Theft, a Class 4 Felony in the Maricopa County Justice Court. He was sentenced to 45 days in the county jail with two years of probation to follow. He was also ordered to pay $17,000 in restitution to the victim.
Steven Salyers has contracted without a license for the past several years. He has conned victims out of very large sums of money, totaling over six figures. He produces very few materials and abandons the job once the victims stop paying. Several victims have lost over $50,000.00 to Salyers. He is wanted for the felony charge of Fraudulent schemes.
In April 2018, Keith Edward Benevento pleaded guilty to two counts of Contracting Without a License, a Class 1 Misdemeanor. He was sentenced to pay $4,100 in restitution.
Keith Benevento has contracted without a license. He has been known to take large sums of money from the elderly without producing any work.
In September 2016, Ordonez pleaded guilty to Theft, a Class 6 Felony. He was sentenced to 3 years of supervised probation and ordered to pay a total of $10,910 in restitution to two victims.
Juan Ordonez contracts with his victims to do roofing jobs. He takes thousands of dollars up front, never produces any material and then abandons the jobs.
In March 2017, Filiberto Jose Ramos pleaded guilty to Taking Identity of Another, a Class 4 Felony in the Maricopa County Superior Court. He was sentenced to pay a total of $18,350 in restitution to two victims, four years of probation, and 30 days in the county jail beginning in August 2017.
Filiberto Ramos operates statewide in Arizona. He has stolen large amounts of cash from victims by means of contracting scams.
In December 2017, Rafaela pleaded guilty to Theft, a Class 4 Felony and Hugo pleaded guilty to Criminal Damage, a Class 4 Felony, in the Maricopa County Superior Court. In February of 2018 they were both sentenced to 3 years of probation.
The Agency received and investigated 11 complaints against the couple between 2010 and 2016. During this time, the money paid by consumers to these two unlicensed entities is alleged to total $138,100. The contracted-for work typically involves landscaping and the couple is known to work in Sun City, Sun City West, and Sun City Grand areas.