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Landscaper avoids jail in fraud case; must pay fine, restitution
A New York landscaper who pleaded guilty to wage theft and defrauding the state was sentenced Wednesday, Oct. 28, to three years’ probation and 50 hours of community service. He also was fined and ordered to pay full restitution. Richard Orvieto, owner of Double “O” Landscaping in Stony Brook, must pay restitution of $13,032 to […]
October 29, 2015
Business
Hammer in hand, woman attacks landscaper cutting her grass
A New Jersey landscaper was attacked last week by a 54-year-old woman with a hammer who allegedly screamed that she was going to kill him, according to police reports. Glen Ridge Police Lt. Fred Egnezzo said Anne Podesta ran out of her house with a hammer and began to try to hit the landscaper who […]
October 27, 2015
Business
Landscaper threatened with gun after clippings soil car
A 91-year-old man became extremely irate when a landscaper got grass clippings on his car and proceeded to threaten the man with a gun. On Thursday, Sept. 17, landscaper Robert Hendrix and his employee Johnny Barnes were working at a home in Avon Park, Florida, when the clippings blew onto a car parked in Max […]
September 21, 2015
Design-Build
Man Arrested for DUI on Mower
You would think it goes without saying, but booze and mowers don’t mix. That’s what one Michigan man found out this past weekend. He was arrested for driving drunk on his lawn mower, reports Fox 17. But his “adventure” didn’t just include having too many drinks. The mower operator also added flashlights to the front […]
October 28, 2014
Design-Build
Two Burglars Pretend to be Landscapers
A woman and man in Portland are accused of offering residential landscaping services to case homes to break into, reports The Oregonian. Cops were called to a reported home burglary in progress. A neighbor said a suspicious woman knocked on his door asking if he wanted landscape work. He said, “No,” and noticed the woman […]
October 9, 2014
Design-Build
Woman Pulls Gun on Landscaper Over Noise
No one likes to be woken up early in the morning – I know I’m not a fan of it. While it’s a bit of an inconvenience, I would hope most people wouldn’t handle it like this Florida woman. Gina Briggs allegedly threatened to kill a lawn maintenance worker after he made too much noise […]
September 15, 2014
Design-Build
Why Indiana Homeowners Don’t Trust Landscapers
Have you ever had clients who were distrusting or questioned everything you said? Unfortunately, they may have good reasons not to trust landscapers — at least those in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Tony Screeton, owner of Mulch Perfect Landscape and Perfect View Landscape, not only received an F rating from the Better Business Bureau of Northeastern […]
January 21, 2014
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