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State sues contractors accused of owing over $1 million to customers
By Stephen BettsROCKLAND — The Maine Attorney General’s Office has sued a former Washington couple and a now-defunct contracting business in Union that is alleged to have taken more than $1 million for repair work from more than 100 homeowners in five counties with little to show for the customers.
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Knox County Court in Rockland, where Malcolm and Elizabeth Stewart operated Castle Builders for nearly three years before abruptly closing it and their Agway store on Sept. 8.
The couple moved to South Carolina to live with relatives. The state had the lawsuit served against the couple.
The Stewarts have filed for bankruptcy both individually and for Castle Builders.
Read more: https://www.pressherald.com/2019/12/19/state-sues-contractors-accused-of-owing-over-1-million-to-customers/
(Portland Press Herald)
