Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott announced today the arrest of William L. Daniels for unlawful practice of a regulated profession.
On April 29, 2009 at 2815 Wildflower Road William L. Daniels (D.O.B. 3/30/55) presented himself to a victim as a licensed contractor to provide services through Southern Floor Covering, LLC ). Daniels drew up a contract to begin work on her floor requiring fifty percent as down payment and gave the victim a start date to begin work--the check for over five thousand dollars was cashed within two hours of receipt. The victim began to detect getting the "run around" after she received a call from Daniels that materials were not ordered yet and the business was "swamped" with other work to be completed. At this point the victim contacted the Richland County Sheriffs Department for assistance. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that Daniels was practicing without a license to conduct any construction work. Daniels was arrested and charged with unlawful practice of a regulated profession/submitting false information.
Sheriff Lott encourages citizens to always do a little research before hiring someone to conduct projects on their home in order prevent becoming a victim. Sheriff Leon Lott states as this victim has done, always keep your guard up when hiring contractors and ask questions until you are comfortable to have someone begin work. The South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation has a board whose purpose is to "administer laws and regulations governing the practice of engineering and surveying in the state. The Board's primary goals are to ensure that only properly qualified and competent engineers and surveyors are licensed to practice; to promote technical competency and ethical standards consistent with the Rules of Professional Conduct applicable to engineers and surveyors; and to appropriately discipline practitioners who are found guilty of violating laws governing engineering and surveying." To learn more about LLC please visit their website at http://www.llr.state.sc.us/POL/Engineers.
Sheriff Lott encourages anyone that may have fallen victim to Daniels' scheme to contact the Richland County Sheriff's Department immediately at 803.576-3189.
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