LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A man previously accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from homeowners, including senior citizens, has been sentenced.
Guadalupe Derek Carbajal, 43, had been arrested, and is accused of collecting approximately $250,000 from homeowners over the course of two years without doing any work.
On Tuesday, District Judge Eric Johnson convicted Carbajal of the crime of engaging in multiple transactions involving fraud or deceit in the course of business or profession; a category B offence.
The judge’s judgment contained the following:
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12-90 months in the Nevada Department of Corrections (suspended)
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36 months probation with search clause and many other conditions
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Pay a total of $245,264 in compensation
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Pay $113,534 at judgment to be distributed to victims who were not covered by the Nevada State Contractors Board Residential Recovery Fund
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Pay the remaining $131,730 to the Nevada State Contractors Board
Carbajal was arrested by authorities in April and remains in custody.
He had previously operated Lifetime Power, a solar energy company in Las Vegas, as general manager, according to the Nevada State Contractors Board. The NSCB revoked the company’s license in 2023.
The NV State Contractors Board recommends that homeowners get three bids for any work you plan to have a contractor do and that check each license on their website. If the contractor you are considering using is not licensed, the board advises against using that person or paying that contractor any money.
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