TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — An investigative operation in Manatee County focused on workers’ compensation fraud and exposed unlicensed contractors engaging in construction activities without proper insurance throughout the area.
According to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, on March 4 through March 6, the Manatee County Code Enforcement and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation collaborated to form a joint operation.
The goal was to address unlicensed contractors who are performing without the necessary contractor licenses and without the required worker’s compensation insurance exemptions that are mandated by the county…