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Texas man arrested for contractor fraud in Rapides Parish
and last updated 2021-04-23 15:51:08-04
ALEXANDRIA, La. â The Rapdies Parish Sheriff s Office have arrested a Texas man for alleged contractor fraud in the Tioga area.
RPSO says that on Nov. 9, 2020, deputies responded to take a report of residential contractor fraud and exploitation of the infirmed that occurred in the Tioga area.
According to RPSO, deputies took the initial report and detectives assigned to the Kolin Substation conducted their follow up investigation.
RPSO say that detectives identified Fredrick Lawrence Fontenot, 45 of Canton, Texas as a suspect.
According to the Residential Contractor Fraud statute, fraud occurs when the contractor âfails to perform any work during a forty-five-day period of time or longer after receiving payment, unless a longer period is specified.â