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By JOSH POLTILOVE | The Tampa Tribune

Published: April 6, 2011

Updated: 04/06/2011 04:13 pm

TAMPA – A Craigslist posting offered Nestor Ortez’s services as an air conditioning contractor, authorities said, and today he drove to a house off Nebraska Avenue prepared to install an AC unit.

But Ortez isn’t licensed, police said. He was one of four people ensnared by a sting operation that had undercover detectives posing as homeowners in order to put unlicensed AC contractors on ice.

The others were: John Schafer, 30, of Hudson; Toby Jenkins, 41, of Tampa; and Matthew Herndon, 41, of Lutz.

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Unlicensed contractors might charge less for roofing, plumbing or air conditioning work, Bartlett said, but they’re more likely to make mistakes that could cause injuries or damage.

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