Complaint Review: Fitz-Rite Home Improvement

This person claims to be a general contractor.  He drew up a contract with us and had us pay $18,666.93 down for the cabinets and granite counter tops from Granite and More Bettendorf.  Brought a designer to our house 3 times.  After 1st check was paid, the cabinets were ordered by the company.  We also paid him installement #1 of 6,400 to start the job and per contract the balance would be paid at half point and completion. He strung out our job for 6 weeks, only to find out in the end he was taking his time because he used our $18k for a personal bill he admitted and then claimed he tried to apply for a small business loan to cover it up.  Needless to say the cabinets came in and he did not have our money to pay for them or the granite.  And he has no loan.  We have filed charges however, we still need a kitchen, not only is my hard working family out the $$ but we have to start all over with a new contractor and come up with more money to finish our kitchen.  This person is a criminal.  Come to find out he is not an LLC that expired 5 years ago.  He is not licensed or bonded.  Gave my city hall an expired C # when getting a permit, which he had to be told to get because he started job without one.  Left my walls in other rooms of my house cracked and missing paint from beating down an old kitchen and then putting tape up on paint.  Left big greese mark on beautiful dining room carpet where they laid a grease gun on the carpet.  But really???? The thief stole our money.  And has not paid anything back.  DO NOT HIRE THIS PERSON OR COMPANY>