The Brief
- Two Minnesota contractors are accused of taking over $1.5 million for unfinished jobs.
- The attorney general’s office says both contractors used fraudulent methods.
- Victims are left with incomplete projects and financial losses.
MAPLEWOOD, Minn. (FOX 9) – Two Minnesota contractors are facing serious allegations of fraud, leaving numerous families with unfinished home projects and significant financial losses.
Contractor fraud allegations
What we know:
The attorney general’s office says contractors Ryan Pietron and Earl Bode are accused of taking money for jobs they either abandoned or never started.
Pietron allegedly took nearly $400,000 from at least 16 projects, while Bode is accused of taking more than $1.2 million for at least ten unfinished projects.…