A sting operation in Manatee County, Florida, has led to the arrest of 16 men who were working without a contractor’s license and without securing workers’ compensation insurance on their employees.
The sting was led by the Manatee Sheriff’s office in cooperation with the Florida Department of Financial Services and the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, authorities said.
Details about the operation were not released, but a spokesman for DFS said it was probably similar to a number of other stings in recent years: Authorities advertise for bids on home renovation work; when the