16 charged in unlicensed contractor operation in Manatee County

Kevin Accettulla
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16 charged in unlicensed contractor operation in Manatee County

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Sixteen people were arrested in connection with an unlicensed contractor operation in Manatee County, according to the sheriff’s office.

The arrests were made between Tuesday and Thursday as part of an operation “to address unlicensed contractors working without the required contractor license and engaging in construction class work without the required workers’ compensation insurance exemptions,” according to the sheriff’s office.

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The following people were charged:

  • Brennan Fleet Tanner, 31:  fail to secure workers comp insurance coverage, engage in contractor business w/o certification-plumbing, engage in contractor business w/o certification-electrical.

  • Blaine Michael Benson, 31:  fail to secure workers comp insurance coverage, engage in contractor business w/o certification-plumbing, engage in contractor business w/o certification-electrical.

  • Francis E Jakubajtys, 58:  fail to secure workers comp insurance coverage, engage in contractor business w/o certification-plumbing, engage in contractor business w/o certification-electrical.

  • Andrew Clayton Sampson, 42:  fail to secure workers comp insurance coverage, engage in contractor business w/o certification-plumbing, engage in contractor business w/o certification-electrical.

  • Paul Roy Slaughter III, 39:  fail to secure workers comp insurance coverage, engage in contractor business w/o certification-plumbing, engage in contractor business w/o certification-electrical.

  • Aryam Garcia Bellido De Luna, 25:  fail to secure workers comp insurance coverage, engage in contractor business w/o certification-plumbing, engage in contractor business w/o certification-electrical.

  • Troy Childs, 55:  fail to secure workers comp insurance coverage, engage in contractor business w/o certification-plumbing, engage in contractor business w/o certification-electrical.

  • Pedro Antonio Laureano, 48:  fail to secure workers comp insurance coverage, engage in contractor business w/o certification-plumbing, engage in contractor business w/o certification-electrical.

  • Kerry Curtis Lee, 60:  fail to secure workers comp insurance coverage, engage in contractor business w/o certification-plumbing.

  • Oscar Antonio Figueroa Zelaya, 52:  fail to secure workers comp insurance coverage, engage in contractor business w/o certification-plumbing, engage in contractor business w/o certification-electrical.

  • Luis A. Rosario, 42:  fail to secure workers comp insurance coverage, engage in contractor business w/o certification-plumbing, engage in contractor business w/o certification-electrical.

  • Christopher Valentin, 42:  fail to secure workers comp insurance coverage, engage in contractor business w/o certification-plumbing, engage in contractor business w/o certification-electrical.

  • Nicholas Joseph Austine, 54:  fail to secure workers comp insurance coverage, engage in contractor business w/o certification-plumbing.

  • Kim Gordon Mcnulty, 40:  fail to secure workers comp insurance coverage.

  • Sergio Vargas-Olayo, 50:  fail to secure workers comp insurance coverage, engage in contractor business w/o certification-plumbing, engage in contractor business w/o certification-electrical.

  • Alan Hart, 40:  fail to secure workers comp insurance coverage, engage in contractor business w/o certification-plumbing, engage in contractor business w/o certification-electrical, driving while license suspended.

In addition to the 16 arrests, two others were issued citations and another was given a summons, according to the sheriff’s office.

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