12 OYS: Ex-con contractor promises refund after accusations of shoddy work

News 12 at 6 o'clock / April 17, 2014

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) --"I was looking for someone to do some tile work for me because I had linoleum on my floors," Gloria Samuels said.

It is a decision Samuels is now regretting after hiring a man she has learned has an extensive criminal record.

Jeffery Lee Vaughner, 43, has served prison time for forgery and has an extensive criminal history including convictions for theft by deception and breach of trust.

That is not all a News 12 investigation uncovered.

Authorities say Vaughner's business dealings have landed him in and out of prison for the past 12 years.

Had Samuels checked his name on Google, she said it could have saved her a real the headache.

"I was looking for someone to do some tile work for me because I had linoleum on my floors and I wanted to upgrade my floors to make them look better," Samuels said.

A decision she is now regretting after hiring Jeffery's Quality Service to install tile in her bathrooms and kitchen. Samuels said on March 6 she paid $800 down and the remaining balance of $500 before the work was even finished.

"I wouldn't have done that but I thought we were building a rapport because he was saying he was a preacher," Samuels said.

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