worked for the guy for a week, payday rolls around and his phone is shut off, he doesn't answer his shop phone (which has no answering machine), and the address he gave me for his house may/may not be his. bought tools for the job, spent a tank of gas going to/from, and am about ~$250 in the hole with no paycheck from the guy.

i always met him at one place being that his shop was in the opposite direction of all the work at dennys, i started a saturday morning and worked till thurs, friday morning he no longer exists?

being that it was under the table, what can i do? i can't find his 'business' listed anywhere, and i'm close to throwing up a call-a-thon in his favor...

Richard (rich) L. Helgerman (jr i believe)
'hcr renovations' is his claimed company

works in the central western PA area. cranberry/freedom/harmony/beaver/aliquippa/pittsburgh/new brighton areas. he is a licensed GC (so he says) but specializes, and now exclusively installs/warranty claims doors. he should have a business account with the cranberry home depot.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndID=446619064
the correct profile

 

Try calling from a different number?

 

Keep calling him, if no reply after a couple days. Post his number up I will call

 

its been 3-4 weeks now, his shop # didn't come back from the dead until a week ago. i got ahold of him and the conversation was pretty much

rich: hello?
me: hello rich?
rich: hello?
me: it's been 3 weeks and i still don't have a dime from you, what the hell happened?
rich: *silent for 15 or so secs* ...hello? (can hear the change in tone to a 'i hope he thinks i didn't hear him')
me: so whats the deal? when am i getting paid?
rich: anyone there?
me: i know you ------- hear me
rich: (muttering something in the background, '----' and 'god damnit' were clearly heard though) *hangs up*

...and that was the last convo we had, and the last time he answered his phone

 

next time add lube to your list of expenses. the dude took you. lesson learned.

 

yeah i'm afraid that's what happened, i might be able to still get ahold of him though, i just need to go backwards through the people i installed ---- in their houses, and get the invoice from the company that billed the work out to his company.

 

bingo...how did you hook up with this company in the first place?

 

I know someone that was fucked over like that. Worked a week, guy had excuses and said it'd be in another week, he worked another week, then could never get in contact with the dude again.

You have his full name to track him down?

 

Reverse search the guys shop number and get the address. Should be free on interwebs. If the guy then refuses to pay pay the 10 bucks to reverse search his cell and get his home address and go ---- his wife and on your way out the door steal his TV.