Judge orders St. Louis County {flooring|floor covering} {company|business} to pay $24K in restitution after scamming {customers|clients|consumers} – KSDK.com

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo.– A St. Louis County {flooring|floor covering} {company|business} was {ordered|purchased|bought} to return {thousands of|countless} dollars to {customers|clients|consumers} it scammed, the Missouri {attorney general|attorney general of the United States|chief law officer}’s

{office|workplace} {said|stated} Tuesday. {A press release|A news release} from Missouri {Attorney General|Attorney general of the United States|Chief law officer} Eric Schmitt’s {office|workplace} {said|stated} Hammond Floors and {Construction|Building|Building And Construction} LLC and its owner, Andre Hammond, were {ordered|purchased|bought} to pay more than $43,000 for {failing|stopping working} to {provide|offer|supply} services after taking {upfront|in advance} payment.

{The press|Journalism} release {said|stated} the {company|business} {failed|stopped working} to {respond to|react to} the petition from the {attorney general|attorney general of the United States|chief law officer} {alleging|declaring} {violations|infractions|offenses} of the Missouri {Merchandising|Retailing} Practices Act.

After {failing|stopping working} to {reply|respond}, {the business|business} was {ordered|purchased|bought} to pay $24,800 in restitution to

{six|6} {customers|clients|consumers} and more than$ 19,000 in other fines. ” The Missouri {Attorney General|Attorney general of the United States|Chief law officer}’s {Office|Workplace} {works hard|strives} every day {to fight|to combat|to eliminate} {fraud|scams} and {deceptive|misleading} {business|company|service|organization} practices on behalf of Missouri {consumers|customers} who {have|have actually} fallen {prey|victim} to {swindlers|tricksters},” Schmitt {said|stated} in {the press|journalism} release. “Whenever we {discover|find} that Missourians {may|might} have been defrauded, we {aggressively|strongly} {investigate|examine} and pursue legal action when {warranted|required|called for|necessitated}.”

In addition to the fines, Hammond Floors will be {prohibited|restricted|forbidden} from accepting advance payments {for real|genuine} estate, {construction|building|building and construction} services or {appliances|home appliances|devices} in the future.

If you or {someone|somebody} you {know|understand} {has|has actually} been the victim of {a similar|a comparable} {scam|fraud|rip-off}, The {attorney general|attorney general of the United States|chief law officer}’s {office|workplace} {encourages|motivates} Missourians to {file|submit} {a complaint|a grievance|a problem} by calling the {consumer|customer} {protection|security|defense} hotline at 800-392-8222, or by {submitting|sending} {a complaint|a grievance|a problem} online at ago.mo.gov.