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Law-breaking Painting Contractor Debarred till 2010
Maynard painting contractor Edward J. Brooks has been debarred by the state until 2010 thanks to multiple convictions in Concord District Court. The ruling means that the company and its owner, Edward J. Brooks, Jr., may not bid or otherwise work on public construction projects anywhere in the Commonwealth. The case made its way into the courts after several of Brooks' employees, primarily Brazilian immigrants, complained that he wasn't paying them. They took their complaint first to the Brazilian Immigrant Center then to the Attorney General's office, where attorney Karla Zarbo and inspector Joe Hyacinth investigated and prosecuted the case. Mr. Brooks ultimately pled guilty to 8 felony counts. As part of the settlement Mr. Brooks also agreed to pay penalties and restitution to the workers he had defrauded.
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