State agency fights shady home repairs By Gary Nelson, East Valley Tribune, AZ
With only 27 inspectors to chase an army of mobile crooks, it might seem the odds are stacked against Torres’ agency. But Torres, a lawyer who has held the job for 14 months after being appointed by Gov. Janet Napolitano, has been thinking of novel ways to fight back.
One is to post the agency’s most-wanted home-repair swindlers on its Web site, www.rc.state.az.us. Of the eight whose names and pictures are posted, six are sought on arrest warrants sworn out in East Valley justice courts.