Police: Fake roofer arrested after failing to finish jobs in Miami-Dade County

Local10.com, Amanda Batchelor, March 28, 2024

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A man who authorities say took thousands of dollars from Miami-Dade County residents to perform roofing work, although he wasn’t licensed to do so, has been arrested after failing to finish the jobs, authorities said.

John Luis McQueen, 64, of Miami, was arrested on a warrant Wednesday on charges of organized scheme to defraud, identification fraud, grand theft and contracting without a license during a state of emergency.

According to a warrant, at least four victims were targeted between March 2018 and August 2019, but Miami-Dade police confirmed Friday that they have now identified a total of 13 victims.

The warrant states that McQueen, who used the alias’ “Jeff Nash” and “Jeffrey McQueen,” took between $5,450 to $12,900 from each victim. The checks were made out to a company called “Champion Roof Consultants, Inc.”

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