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Formal Felony Fraud Charge Filed Against Contractor Matthew Banks
September 28, 2022
A felony fraud charge has been formally filed against contractor Matthew Banks.
Banks was arrested back in August in Okaloosa County on a larceny charge from the Pensacola Police Department for failing to provide a refund. Now, the State Attorney’s Office has formally charged Banks with felony fraud.
A Pensacola resident paid Banks $6,740 by check for a renovation on North G Street in Pensacola. Banks, according to police, never started work and would not provide a refund despite the homeowner’s demand.
It is the only known formal criminal charge against Banks. However, the contractor oversight boards in both Escambia and Santa Rosa counties have taken multiple actions against him and ordered him to pay well over $1 million in restitution.
State officials have said they expect additional criminal charges will be filed against Banks as an investigation continues.
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8 Responses to “Formal Felony Fraud Charge Filed Against Contractor Matthew Banks”
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How was he teaching Morals & Values to anyone while taking $$ from Grandmas & Grandpas…. Not working, going on vacation…… You don’t have to work for a living just steal it.
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He could have return the customers money if he had issues and realized he didn’t have the employees. And yeah a few times is understandable you bite off more than you can chew.. but almost 100 ppl done just about the same way is exactly why he has been arrested. It’s fraud plain and simple.
And I absolutely agree he can be a great father with good morales and still committ a crime. Good people make bad decisions all the time, but good people have to answer for those bad choices regardless of how much other things they do right.
One thing I learned a long time ago is don’t believe anything you hear and only 1/2 of what you see !!!!
Everything this crook has gained should be auctioned off with the proceeds going to the victims then put him in jail along with his BIL and throw away the key
finally. this guy needs to go to jail for awhile. his company has destroyed the lives of many people. yea, people should have been smarter and not paid them so much upfront but this guy it ultimately responsible and needs to pay a harsh penalty.
Just because his company went south in a hurry, doesn’t mean he is a terrible person. It doesn’t mean that he wasn’t teaching the kids good morals or values. Sometimes you learn the most from those are learning the hard way. From what I understand this isn’t completely his fault. His staff put him in a terrible situation too. This doesn’t just fall on the boss. It’s his responsibility, but it may not have been anything he could get control of fast enough either.
This guy is nothing more than a thief. How would he react if someone did that to him? It’s coming around, Matthew Banks!