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Unlicensed Contractors Take Bait During Pasco Sheriff's Sting

Seventeen people have been arrested following a Pasco County Sheriff's Office sting operation into unlicensed contractors.

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Seventeen unlicensed contractors were arrested during a sting operation last week. (Pasco Sheriff)
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Seventeen unlicensed contractors were arrested during a sting operation last week. (Pasco Sheriff)

NEW PORT RICHEY, FL -- Seventeen people have been arrested following a Pasco County Sheriff's Office sting operation into unlicensed contractors.

During the sting, undercover detectives solicited services to be performed on a home that required a contractor's license. Eighteen unlicensed contractors took the bait, offering to perform the services without a license. One is still at large.

New Port Richey Assistant County Administrator for Development Services Don Rosenthal discusses the sting operation.

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