Hall of Shame: The writing is on the wall for fence contractor
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Jason seems like a nice guy while he's selling you a fence. But when he takes off with your money ... That's a different story.

Hall of Shame stories used as lessons for high school students

Rob Wolchek lands the bad guys in the Hall of Fame every day - but for the past year, he's been invited to talk to a school about the bad guys he busts.

Hall of Shame stories used as lessons for high school students
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Rob Wolchek lands the bad guys in the Hall of Fame every day - but for the past year, he's been invited to talk to a school about the bad guys he busts.

Baffling builder back in court for even more charges

Look who's back. "Big Time" builder James Ciarmataro was arraigned last Friday on several felony charges. Now he's been arraigned again, in another county, for another felony.

Judge calls businessman Robert Shumake 'a criminal'

It took eight years but victims of what the Michigan Attorney General called a "mortgage assistance scheme" are finally getting a little money back - and a little justice.  

Hall of Shame: Complaints build against baffling builder
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He's young. He runs his own company. He does business all over metro Detroit. And he?s got a great story to tell and he loves to talk about how he came to Michigan 10 years ago from Nantucket.

Hall of Shame: Engines and Elvis

This is a business where they're cruel - and this is an Elvis who sings.

Hall of Shame: Engines and Elvis
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An Elvis impersonator also owns an auto salvage yard - but it is his customers who say they are in the "Heartbreak Hotel."

Copycat contractor cuffed for cashing check, not doing the job

It's been three months since Joe Carson landed in the Hall of Shame after trying to tarnish the good name of Bloomfield Construction. Now the law has finally caught up with him.

Hall of Shame: Wannabe mogul lives large while customers languish

Roscoe Copeland is the CEO of a record company but also a hip hop artist and CEO of another company called Alexis Realty. However, his record roster is hitless, his own rap videos have turned up few views, and a book he wrote is a bust. Despite all of that, he lives a lavish lifestyle.

Hall of Shame: Wannabe mogul lives large while customers languish
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We're told the Roscoe Copeland used his slick website and business image to get them to put down earnest money on real estate loans that were never funded.

Wave of good guys come to pond victim's rescue

The victim of a "Hall of Shame" contractor gets the pond he's been waiting for - as some heroes came to the rescue.

Hall of Shame: Pond businessman is pondscum, say customers

All Wes McCartney's customers wanted were nice, relaxing koi ponds in their backyards. Instead, they got a bunch of fishy reasons he couldn't start their jobs.