An unlicensed contractor sting in Pasco County yielded 11 arrests last week.
According to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, the two-day operation was carried out by multiple agencies and targeted unlicensed contractors working without the required contractor license and engaging in construction class work without the required workers' compensation insurance or workers' compensation insurance exemptions.
The workers arrested last week were charged with workers' compensation fraud and unlicensed construction contracting, which are felonies. They were booked into the Land O' Lakes Detention Center.
Of the 11 arrested, seven had a previous criminal history with charges that include: robbery, vehicle theft, grand theft, child abandonment, forgery, fleeing to elude, possession of cocaine, possession of marijuana, violation of probation, domestic battery, simple battery, driving under the influence of alcohol/drugs, and driving while license suspended or revoked.