Tag: home improvement

STL County man admits to .6M in bank fraud

STL County man admits to $1.6M in bank fraud

st. LOUIS – ASt. Louis County man appeared in federal court Wednesday and admitted defrauding customers of a big box home improvement store of more than a million dollars.

Prosecutors with the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Michael Burrus, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit bank fraud and two counts of bank fraud.

Burrus told the court that between April 2020 and November 2021, he and others obtained stolen personal information from Lowe’s business customers, including names, telephone numbers, addresses, and credit card numbers. Burrus and his compatriots used that information

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NJ a step closer to requiring licenses for home improvement contractors to weed out bad actors

NJ a step closer to requiring licenses for home improvement contractors to weed out bad actors

A proposed law that would require new contractors to complete training and pass an exam before they could get a license to do home improvement or home elevation work in New Jersey is a step closer to landing on Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk.

The bill (A2138) was recently passed by the state Assembly after obtaining the approval of two Assembly committees.

Companion legislation in the state Senate (S1890) has not yet been scheduled for a hearing in the chamber’s Budget and Appropriations Committee, where it needs approval before a full Senate vote. It was already passed by the Senate Commerce

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our may 2023 box and a giveaway

our may 2023 box and a giveaway

I’m happy to announce our May box giveaway! This May Box is all about spring and will be curated around the theme, Vive le Printemps. I love to live by the seasons, but I’m the first to admit that by the time we get to March I am totally over the winter, and longing to get to Spring!

I love the season because this is when I make plans for the garden, when I sow some seeds for the summer. I made planting layouts for the potager, and got excited to soon start dividing and replanting the dahlia tubers

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Planting the Garden for bouquets

Planting the Garden for bouquets

Planting the Garden

With winter weather outside right now and the greenhouse garden covered up- I am dreaming about warm spring days and pretty little blooms on the plants. And we are planning on replanting a lot of the plants this season, it also offers an opportunity to add more areas of those beauties that are perfect for clipping and enjoying in seasonal bouquets.

French Country Cottage Garden Roses

We do have a lot of the English cottage style garden favorites planted already. Garden & iceberg roses, foxgloves, hollyhocks, lambs ear, lilacs and more. With the unusual winter this year, we may be adding more

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Home improvement scams top BBB’s top 10 scam list of 2022

Home improvement scams top BBB’s top 10 scam list of 2022

Cryptocurrency scams and advance fee loan scams round up the top three.

File photo: Home improvement scams are the riskiest scam type reported in Canada in 2022, according to a new report from the Better Business Bureau.
File photo: Home improvement scams are the riskiest scam type reported in Canada in 2022, according to a new report from the Better Business Bureau. Photo by iStock /GETTY IMAGES

Home improvement scams are the riskiest type of scams for Canadians in 2022, says the Better Business Bureau.

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Home Improvement’s Patricia Richardson Defends Tim Allen, Doesn’t Understand Why People Think He’s Bad At Acting

Home Improvement’s Patricia Richardson Defends Tim Allen, Doesn’t Understand Why People Think He’s Bad At Acting

Tim Allen as Tim Taylor on Last Man Standing and Judy in the office in NCIS Season 19

Tim Allen as Tim Taylor on Last Man Standing and Judy in the office in NCIS Season 19

When I think about Tim Allen the first thing that comes to mind is his acting career. Some of Allen’s best movies include family classics like Toy Story and The Santa Clauseand he’s also well known for his long-lasting sitcoms like Home Improvements and Last Man Standing. However, when he started acting, some people thought he was no good, but his TV wife Patricia Richardson always thought he was fantastic, and doesn’t understand why people would think his long-time co-star

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3 Easy Ways to Dry Flowers for Decor

3 Easy Ways to Dry Flowers for Decor

I’ve always been a flower girl. Whether it’s flowers for celebrating a special occasion or for designing a beautiful centerpiece, flowers always add a warm feeling to your home. And while I love fresh flowers as much as the next person, one of my favorite ways to use flowers in my decoration is by using dried flowers.

French Antique furniture with dried flowers

Dried flowers truly give a room personality and can add a vintage charm to your decor that can last for years. They are also low maintenance and easy to DIY. From hanging them up to dry naturally to speeding up the process with

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Riskiest scams in Canada ranked by Better Business Bureau

Riskiest scams in Canada ranked by Better Business Bureau

A new report from the Better Business Bureau (BBB) ​​says the riskiest frauds in Canada are home improvement scams and cryptocurrency scams, followed by advance fee loan scams.

The organization, which advocates for education to protect consumers, says home improvement scams were the riskiest in 2022, up from the fourth-riskiest ranking in 2021.

According to the report published March 6, 1,291 scams were reported by Canadian consumers to the BBB Scam Tracker in 2022. The overall median dollar loss reported was $300, a 20-per-cent increase from the 2021 median dollar loss of $250.

More people were being targeted by websites,

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