Injunction filed against contractor over fraud allegations on Strafford County jobs

The order prohibits Cory Spencer from soliciting, accepting, receiving, or keeping any deposit or prepayment made for services not yet rendered. (Courtesy photo)

CONCORD - Rockingham County Superior Court has granted a preliminary injunction against Cory Spencer, formerly the lead contractor for PHX Remodeling and currently doing business as "NHcustommade4u, which allegedly bilked customers out of more than $100,000 in Southeastern New Hampshire, including many in Strafford County.

The preliminary injunction temporarily enjoins Spencer from owning or operating any construction business and collecting any consumer prepayment or deposit while conducting trade or commerce within New Hampshire; it will remain in place until the case is adjudicated.

It further prohibits Spencer from soliciting, accepting, receiving, or keeping any deposit or prepayment made for services not yet rendered while conducting any business in New Hampshire.

On June 7, the Department of Justice filed a complaint alleging Spencer violated New Hampshire's Consumer Protection Act on 13 different occasions when he, on PHX Remodeling's behalf, entered into contracts for home improvement work, took consumer deposits under the contracts, performed little or no work, and did not refund the consumers in whole or in part. Spencer is alleged to have collectively deprived consumers of $100,328. According to a statement sent on Tuesday from the Attorney Generals Office, Spencer's unlawful conduct spanned throughout New Hampshire and the broader region, and harmed consumers located in Merrimack, Rockingham, and Strafford counties.

In addition to seeking restitution for all affected consumers and $130,000 in civil penalties, the State will be seeking permanent relief enjoining Spencer from owning or operating any construction business in New Hampshire.

The State is represented by Attorney Zachary Frish and Senior Assistant Attorney General Brandon Garod of the Department of Justice's Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau.

If you have been harmed by Spencer or his businesses, you are encouraged to file a complaint online or in writing with the Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau. Information about how to file a complaint can be found at www.doj.nh.gov/consumer/complaints/index.htm.