'Renewed hope': Victim of alleged Prairie Boy Windows fraud speaks out after arrest made
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Adam Beadle is one of the many unhappy customers who approached Prairie Boy Windows for work on his home. After putting down a $1,500 deposit, he never heard from the contractor again.
Adam Beadle is one of the many unhappy customers who approached Prairie Boy Windows for work on his home. After putting down a $1,500 deposit, he never heard from the contractor again.
“[I] waited, no word from them after that,” he said. “So I started contacting them and I kept getting pushed back and here we are, almost two years later.”
It didn’t take long before Beadle came across an online community of many people with similar stories – who were looking to take legal action.
“I’m actually one of the very few who didn’t file a police report,” he explained. “After connecting with the Facebook group and hearing the amounts that people were out … $1,500 is a drop in the bucket.”
Many in the group were not optimistic about seeing results. However, Regina Police Service arrested the business owner, Joseph Alan Myers on Dec. 6 and charged him with one count of fraud over $5,000.
Regina Police Service (RPS) spokesperson Les Parker explained what goes into laying these charges.
“Each case is different. We take into consideration the dollar amount lost and whether or not they had the intention to defraud, the number of victims coming forward,” he explained.
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