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Trimmer Heads to Prison for Ripping Off Customers

June 28, 2023 By Nadeem

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Trimmer Joseph M. Fusco will serve up to three years in prison for defrauding a customer. … [Read more...] about Trimmer Heads to Prison for Ripping Off Customers

The Crooked Stitcher Accused of Fraud

March 26, 2019 By Nadeem

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Police have charged a New York family with using their upholstery shop to defraud customers — and it's not the first time. … [Read more...] about The Crooked Stitcher Accused of Fraud

Con-artists Give Auto Trim a Bad Wrap

January 24, 2012 By Nadeem

No blog is complete without a bit of scandal - which is why we're introducing a new article category: "Hall of Shame". While we hope our industry doesn't produce enough news for us to regularly update this series, rest assure that when it does, we'll feature it here. Case in point: auto trimmers/con-artists Joseph and Jennie Fusco … [Read more...] about Con-artists Give Auto Trim a Bad Wrap

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