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Repair4Free - Chris Kelley - Gwen McHenry Kelley - Core Advantage Services - MidState Custom Exteriors Chris Kelley is unethical and is wanted by police in at least one state, has multiple civil lawsuits against him, and has racked up eleven unresolved complaints with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) in Macon GA alone. ripoff Gig Harbor Washington
*Author of original report: Core Advantage Services aka Core Advantage Construction aka Mid-State Construction aka CM Kelley Enterprises or CM Kelley Inc
*Author of original report: Core Construction Services (coreconstruction.com)
*Author of original report: Now dba as Long-Kelley Plumbing in South Bend WA
*Author of original report: Now dba as Long-Kelley Plumbing in South Bend WA
*Author of original report: Now dba as Long-Kelley Plumbing in South Bend WA
*Author of original report: Now dba as Long-Kelley Plumbing in South Bend WA
*Consumer Comment: Now in Texas as Ranch House Roofing & Construction
Chris Kelley is unethical and is wanted by police in at least one state, has multiple civil lawsuits against him, and has racked up eleven unresolved complaints with the Better Business Bureau (BBB) in Macon GA alone.
He and his wife, Gwen McHenry Kelley, were doing business as Mid-State Custom Exteriors, and left the area in January 2007 after being arrested for two cases of fraud. He is still wanted by police in eleven different jurisdictions in Georgia, and has not answered to any charges filed, two of which are in Warner Robins GA, where he did business as Mid-State Custom Exteriors. He has apparently done this same thing in New Jersey and Florida, prior to moving to Georgia.
He is now in Gig Harbor WA doing business as Repair4Free (www.repair4free.com), and Core Advantage Services (www.coreadvantages.com).
They never paid us for the work we did to his customer's home (to the tune of $7,000.00), and they have defrauded dozens of homeowners in Georgia by taking their down payments and not doing the work. And we're not talking the $399 that he has on his new website. One homeowner (whose home we did the work on) lost $30,000.00. Another homeowner lost $12,000.00. Several others were above the $5,000.00 range, while others were $2,000.00 and so on. Ours was the first complaint filed. Within a matter of three months, their BBB membership was revoked.
The owner, Chris Kelley, was featured on a segment of 13WMAZ (Macon GA), "Warner Robins Businessman Wanted" at this link: http://www.13wmaz.com/news/local_story.aspx?storyid=33642
Here is the text of the story:
"A Central Georgia businessman is wanted by police. Several homeowners say he stole thousands of dollars without doing any work.
Jeff and Jill Venjohn say they called Mid-State Custom Exterior to remodel the rotting door in their Monroe County home. They say a man took a $2,000 deposit and never returned to do the work.
Houston County Investigators arrested the business owner, Christopher Kelley, in November, in a similar case. The BBB says homeowners in eleven (11) cities filed complaints against the company, including the Venjohns.
JEFF VENJOHN, VICTIM OF THEFT: "Extremely angry, you go through all the emotions where you just want to throttle them, if you can find him, you want to beat him up, beat the tar out of him, get the $2,000 out of his hide."
We filed (and won) a civil lawsuit against him. but at the time he was still considered a Florida resident, and did not own the home he resided in, nor his business, so we will probably never see the money we are owed. But we still feel it was our duty to do everything we can to keep other contractors and homeowners from being victims as well.
If you are a victim of Chris & Gwen Kelley, contact us for more information.
CLICK here to see why Rip-off Report, as a matter of policy, deleted either a phone number, link or e-mail address from this Report.
Kristina
Perry, Georgia
U.S.A.
He and his wife, Gwen McHenry Kelley, were doing business as Mid-State Custom Exteriors, and left the area in January 2007 after being arrested for two cases of fraud. He is still wanted by police in eleven different jurisdictions in Georgia, and has not answered to any charges filed, two of which are in Warner Robins GA, where he did business as Mid-State Custom Exteriors. He has apparently done this same thing in New Jersey and Florida, prior to moving to Georgia.
He is now in Gig Harbor WA doing business as Repair4Free (www.repair4free.com), and Core Advantage Services (www.coreadvantages.com).
They never paid us for the work we did to his customer's home (to the tune of $7,000.00), and they have defrauded dozens of homeowners in Georgia by taking their down payments and not doing the work. And we're not talking the $399 that he has on his new website. One homeowner (whose home we did the work on) lost $30,000.00. Another homeowner lost $12,000.00. Several others were above the $5,000.00 range, while others were $2,000.00 and so on. Ours was the first complaint filed. Within a matter of three months, their BBB membership was revoked.
The owner, Chris Kelley, was featured on a segment of 13WMAZ (Macon GA), "Warner Robins Businessman Wanted" at this link: http://www.13wmaz.com/news/local_story.aspx?storyid=33642
Here is the text of the story:
"A Central Georgia businessman is wanted by police. Several homeowners say he stole thousands of dollars without doing any work.
Jeff and Jill Venjohn say they called Mid-State Custom Exterior to remodel the rotting door in their Monroe County home. They say a man took a $2,000 deposit and never returned to do the work.
Houston County Investigators arrested the business owner, Christopher Kelley, in November, in a similar case. The BBB says homeowners in eleven (11) cities filed complaints against the company, including the Venjohns.
JEFF VENJOHN, VICTIM OF THEFT: "Extremely angry, you go through all the emotions where you just want to throttle them, if you can find him, you want to beat him up, beat the tar out of him, get the $2,000 out of his hide."
We filed (and won) a civil lawsuit against him. but at the time he was still considered a Florida resident, and did not own the home he resided in, nor his business, so we will probably never see the money we are owed. But we still feel it was our duty to do everything we can to keep other contractors and homeowners from being victims as well.
If you are a victim of Chris & Gwen Kelley, contact us for more information.
CLICK here to see why Rip-off Report, as a matter of policy, deleted either a phone number, link or e-mail address from this Report.
Kristina
Perry, Georgia
U.S.A.
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RippedOff
Dallas,Texas,
Now in Texas as Ranch House Roofing & Construction
#2Consumer Comment
Tue, August 06, 2013
They are in Texas now doing business as Ranch House Roofing & Construction. www.fixmyhomefree.com
Kristina
Perry,Georgia,
U.S.A.
Now dba as Long-Kelley Plumbing in South Bend WA
#3Author of original report
Mon, November 05, 2007
Deputy Prosecutor in King County Washington currently has a pending case charging Christopher Kelley with two counts of theft in the first degree. Evidently, after the recent story ran in Tacomas News-Tribune, literally DOZENS of victims in the Seattle-Tacoma area have come forward to tell their own stories of how they were victimized by Chris Kelley and his wife, Gwen McHenry Kelley. http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/185412.html Two other victims from the Warner Robins GA area have also come forward. One victim lived next door to Christopher Kelley and his wife when they first moved in, and said that Mr. Kelley told them that they were Katrina victims, so being good neighbors, they decided to help them out by giving them a couple thousand dollars to help them get on their feet. Then they gave Chris Kelley several more thousand dollars to repair their garage, only to have the Kelleys move out & steal their money. I just got word that he is doing business as Long-Kelley Plumbing and is currently doing renovation work at River View Dining Chinese Restaurant in South Bend WA. His current cell phone 808-276-4626 goes back to a Hawaii address. A landline 206-249-2063 goes back to a Des Moines WA address. He is staying at the Seaquest Hotel in South Bend, and gave a bad credit card to keep his room but is paying cash. The hotel owner said his eight kids totally trashed the place.
Kristina
Perry,Georgia,
U.S.A.
Now dba as Long-Kelley Plumbing in South Bend WA
#4Author of original report
Mon, November 05, 2007
Deputy Prosecutor in King County Washington currently has a pending case charging Christopher Kelley with two counts of theft in the first degree. Evidently, after the recent story ran in Tacomas News-Tribune, literally DOZENS of victims in the Seattle-Tacoma area have come forward to tell their own stories of how they were victimized by Chris Kelley and his wife, Gwen McHenry Kelley. http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/185412.html Two other victims from the Warner Robins GA area have also come forward. One victim lived next door to Christopher Kelley and his wife when they first moved in, and said that Mr. Kelley told them that they were Katrina victims, so being good neighbors, they decided to help them out by giving them a couple thousand dollars to help them get on their feet. Then they gave Chris Kelley several more thousand dollars to repair their garage, only to have the Kelleys move out & steal their money. I just got word that he is doing business as Long-Kelley Plumbing and is currently doing renovation work at River View Dining Chinese Restaurant in South Bend WA. His current cell phone 808-276-4626 goes back to a Hawaii address. A landline 206-249-2063 goes back to a Des Moines WA address. He is staying at the Seaquest Hotel in South Bend, and gave a bad credit card to keep his room but is paying cash. The hotel owner said his eight kids totally trashed the place.
Kristina
Perry,Georgia,
U.S.A.
Now dba as Long-Kelley Plumbing in South Bend WA
#5Author of original report
Mon, November 05, 2007
Deputy Prosecutor in King County Washington currently has a pending case charging Christopher Kelley with two counts of theft in the first degree. Evidently, after the recent story ran in Tacomas News-Tribune, literally DOZENS of victims in the Seattle-Tacoma area have come forward to tell their own stories of how they were victimized by Chris Kelley and his wife, Gwen McHenry Kelley. http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/185412.html Two other victims from the Warner Robins GA area have also come forward. One victim lived next door to Christopher Kelley and his wife when they first moved in, and said that Mr. Kelley told them that they were Katrina victims, so being good neighbors, they decided to help them out by giving them a couple thousand dollars to help them get on their feet. Then they gave Chris Kelley several more thousand dollars to repair their garage, only to have the Kelleys move out & steal their money. I just got word that he is doing business as Long-Kelley Plumbing and is currently doing renovation work at River View Dining Chinese Restaurant in South Bend WA. His current cell phone 808-276-4626 goes back to a Hawaii address. A landline 206-249-2063 goes back to a Des Moines WA address. He is staying at the Seaquest Hotel in South Bend, and gave a bad credit card to keep his room but is paying cash. The hotel owner said his eight kids totally trashed the place.
Kristina
Perry,Georgia,
U.S.A.
Now dba as Long-Kelley Plumbing in South Bend WA
#6Author of original report
Mon, November 05, 2007
Deputy Prosecutor in King County Washington currently has a pending case charging Christopher Kelley with two counts of theft in the first degree. Evidently, after the recent story ran in Tacomas News-Tribune, literally DOZENS of victims in the Seattle-Tacoma area have come forward to tell their own stories of how they were victimized by Chris Kelley and his wife, Gwen McHenry Kelley. http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/185412.html Two other victims from the Warner Robins GA area have also come forward. One victim lived next door to Christopher Kelley and his wife when they first moved in, and said that Mr. Kelley told them that they were Katrina victims, so being good neighbors, they decided to help them out by giving them a couple thousand dollars to help them get on their feet. Then they gave Chris Kelley several more thousand dollars to repair their garage, only to have the Kelleys move out & steal their money. I just got word that he is doing business as Long-Kelley Plumbing and is currently doing renovation work at River View Dining Chinese Restaurant in South Bend WA. His current cell phone 808-276-4626 goes back to a Hawaii address. A landline 206-249-2063 goes back to a Des Moines WA address. He is staying at the Seaquest Hotel in South Bend, and gave a bad credit card to keep his room but is paying cash. The hotel owner said his eight kids totally trashed the place.
Kristina
Perry,Georgia,
U.S.A.
Core Construction Services (coreconstruction.com)
#7Author of original report
Fri, June 08, 2007
Core Construction Services (coreconstruction.com)
Kristina
Perry,Georgia,
U.S.A.
Core Advantage Services aka Core Advantage Construction aka Mid-State Construction aka CM Kelley Enterprises or CM Kelley Inc
#8Author of original report
Fri, June 08, 2007
He & his wife are now in Gig Harbor WA doing business as Repair4Free (repair4free.com), Core Advantage Services (coreadvantages.com), Core Advantage Construction, Mid-State Construction, CM Kelley Enterprises or CM Kelley Inc. He is not currently licensed as a contractor in the state of Washington under his (or his wife's) name, nor are they registered as a corporation.
