re: BR contractor Matt Morris indicted on 135 counts of fraud so far

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Despite Bloom and Johnson's assertion that the disputes are civil in nature, they noted Friday that Morris has agreed to remove all civil liens as a sign of good faith, "but law enforcement has not responded to this offer."

In fact, some of the property liens became part the basis for new arrests of Morris in East Baton Rouge Parish on Thursday.

Morris, 39, 21313 Turkey Creek, Baton Rouge, was booked into Parish Prison on 12 counts of insurance fraud, contractor fraud, theft, theft of assets of the aged, contracting without a license and filing a false public record.

The counts were part of warrants that deputies in East Baton Rouge and State Police troopers filed against Morris on behalf of six victims. Several of the warrants note that the liens Morris filed in connection with the cases included "misrepresentations of fact."

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i guess he does want the liens released...

this does illustrate the very fine line however between civil matters of contract dispute vs criminal matters of fraud. i have no doubt that the CCC contract used was ironclad...whether that is on purpose with the intent to defraud is unclear.

prosecutors are going to have a long row to hoe with this guy. if he has any money left to pay lawyers he can drag this out for years and years. in the meantime the homeowners are left with dick in hand