Unlicensed Contractor Suspected Of Fraud In Temecula, Out On K Bond

The 56-year-old man, who operates "Group Design" was paid to file proper building permits from the City of Temecula that were never filed. TEMECULA...

March 23, 2023
7:36 AM

The 56-year-old man, who operates "Group Design" was paid to file proper building permits from the City of Temecula that were never filed. TEMECULA, CA —A 56-year-old unlicensed contractor suspected of pocketing money for building permits that he never obtained from the city of Temecula before he proceeded with building a barn for a resident was out of custody Wednesday on a $15,000 bond. Garrett Kameo Hodson of Temecula was arrested and booked into the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta on Monday on suspicion of theft by false pretenses, submitting false financial statements, providing professional services without certification and driving on a suspended license.

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