Multistate roofing firm accused of Joplin tornado fraud

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has filed a lawsuit against Four Seasons Roofing LLC, making the St. Louis-based contractor one of the largest companies targeted by Koster's office for defrauding Joplin tornado victims.  

Four Seasons also operates Missouri offices in Springfield and Lee's Summit. The company has 12 other locations across the Midwest, including facilities in Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, according to its Web site.

The lawsuit alleges that Four Seasons, owned by Bradley White, collected money from Joplin tornado victims without providing promised home repairs and construction services.  

After the Joplin tornado, Four Seasons entered into contracts with several tornado victims for the repair of their damaged homes, according to a news release from the attorney general's office. Despite repeatedly promising consumers that White would return to do the work, the suit alleges he never completed the work, prompting Koster's office to file suit. The suit further alleges that after receiving payment for the repairs, the company stopped working on the victims' homes, leaving residents with unfinished roofs and forcing some residents to hire other contractors to complete the jobs at additional expenses.  

Koster is seeking restitution for consumers who were damaged, an injunction preventing White and Four Seasons from doing business in the state of Missouri, and civil penalties for each violation.[[In-content Ad]]