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The Lowdown on Contractor Fraud

Contractors in northern Michigan are collecting money for work they never perform, and the system to protect consumers is failing. (Photo via Shutterstock)
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Contractors in northern Michigan are collecting money for work they never perform, and the system to protect consumers is failing. (Photo via Shutterstock)

A review of court documents shows a disturbing trend — contractors taking money without performing any work. Some of them rack up complaint after complaint but continue to find "work." The court system hasn't been able to keep up. Reporter Mardi Link fills us in. Read the whole story here.

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Producer: Austin Rowlader
Editing: Steve Junker
Music: Blue Dot Sessions

Ed Ronco is IPR's news director and the local host of "Morning Edition."
Mardi Link is a freelance reporter whose work appears via the Northern Michigan Journalism Collaborative. She was previously senior reporter at the Traverse City Record-Eagle.