Fla. Man Arrested in Repair Fraud Case

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced the arrest of Leonard Hugh Davis, 42, of Saint Cloud, Florida for two counts of Felony Home Repair Fraud. This brings the total number of people arrested by the Attorney General’s Office to 58, in a total of 95 cases. Davis was stopped on a routine traffic stop by an officer with the Florida Police Department who ran a check through the National Criminal Information Center (NCIC). That check showed that Davis was wanted by the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office. One complaint against Davis alleges that he took over $5,000 from a Diamondhead, Mississippi resident but failed to do some of the work and to properly complete some of the work. The second case stems from an investigaton in Harrison County, Mississippi where a homeowner alleges to have paid Davis $19,000 to repair property damaged by Katrina but the work performed needed to be torn down and re-done to Code. Upon arrest, Davis was transported to the Osceola County Jail where he was to be held until he can be extradited to Mississippi to face the Felony Home Repair charges against the Hurricane Katrina Victims.