Oak Park Business Sued For Fraud By State's Attorney's Office

OAK PARK, IL — Two Oak Park contractors have been charged with consumer fraud and deceptive by the Cook County State's Attorney's Office. Anthony’s Remodeling Painting & Decorating, Inc. allegedly accepted large deposits from homeowners without performing the work that had been contracted.

The lawsuit further alleges that the company did not refund the deposit money to its customers.

Sharon Simek, the President of Anthony’s Remodeling Painting & Decorating, Inc., and Anthony Taglia, who is doing business as the company, were named in the suit, which alleges that six Oak Park residents lost $24,500.

According to a press release, the lawsuit states that the company "solicited consumers at their homes and allegedly offered time-limited discounts on their services, and misrepresented themselves to be licensed contractors who timely performed contracted work."

The contractors then failed to perform the work, the lawsuit alleges, and to honor cancellations and refunds of deposited money.

In a statement, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx said, "Home repair fraud continues to be among the leading consumer complaints received by our office,” adding “We will continue to vigorously prosecute unscrupulous contractors who prey on unsuspecting consumers.”

For more information, contact the State’s Attorney’s Office’s Consumer Fraud Unit at 312-603-8600.

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