LOCAL NEWS THE DAILY SENTINEL ■ 2A TUESDAY MARCH 9, 2010 Ex-GJ firm tops list of consumer complaints By CHARLES ASHBY rials. to pay them. Van Hollen said the ers with outstanding vouchers. the last half of the year. Charles.Ashby@gjsentinel.com Stubbs was ordered to return fund had issued about $60 mil- The escrow does remain in tact Under Suthers’ judgment or- $4.2 million he collected from lion in vouchers nationwide. (sic).” der, money in the fund’s escrow Top 10 complaints, A former Grand Junction more than 14,000 customers in Neither Stubbs nor any other Suthers’ office also fielded 185 account will be redistributed by place of business man’s company led in the num- Colorado, Wisconsin and else- worker with the fund could rebate complaints in January to defrauded consumers based ber of consumer complaints re- where in the nation. be reached, but the following and February of this year, 130 of on their level of participation. 1. Rebate offers, 631 ceived by the Colorado Attorney Suthers’ spokesman, Mike message was posted on its Web them specifically on the rebate Stubbs had placed $4.6 million 2. Utility complaints (cable and General’s Office in 2009 and the Saccone, said the state also is page at www.nationalrebate- fund with more expected. into the account. About $4.4 mil- satellite television), 254 first two months of this year, the seeking a judgment against fund.com: In 2009, the fund received lion remains. office announced Monday. Stubbs’ personal funds, but “Due to ongoing legal issues more than twice the number How much individual con- 3. Roofing and gutter contractors, The office attributed the top he is believed to have fled the we are unable to continue pro- of complaints than the second- sumers get back compared to 193 complaints — 631 in 2009 — to country and may be living in cessing. You do not need to mail largest category, utility com- what they were defrauded will 4. Health food and nutritional rebate offers in general, but the Costa Rica. your claims, unless you want plaints on cable and satellite depend on how many file claims supplements, 145 Grand Junction-based National Last year, Wisconsin Attor- to, but they will most likely televisions services. Most of and how many more rebate com- 5. Timeshare resales and vacant lot Energy Rebate Fund drew the ney General J.B. Van Hollen ob- be returned as the FA (fund those complaints were lodged plaints are received, he said. almost all of them with 627. tained a $5.5 million judgment administrator) has resigned against Englewood-based Di- Stubbs misrepresented the resales, 129 That fund was owned by Tim against Stubbs and similar and is not accepting mail. Our recTV, which regularly leads likelihood that consumers actu- 6. Computer training, 113 Stubbs, formerly of 265 Red Rim funds he was associated with plan is to make payment to ALL Suthers’ list. ally would receive a rebate, and 7. Magazine subscriptions, 110 Drive, who was fined $100,000 by there. voucher holders from April Saccone said the investiga- the scheme was not a way to 8. Tanning salons, 109 Attorney General John Suthers According to that judgment, 1, 2004 through Oct. 31, 2008, tion against the fund began promote energy efficiency but 9. Personal care products, 108 in January for defrauding cus- 320 Wisconsin households had claim pools. We are working to with complaints first lodged in for Stubbs to sell higher-priced tomers for rebates they were received rebate vouchers worth gain the states’ cooperation in June 2009, meaning it quickly items from other companies he 10. Telephone (cell phones and promised after purchasing about $3.8 million, but the fund this matter to allow us to make took the lead on the complaint was associated with, Saccone equipment), 75 energy-efficient housing mate- had set aside only about $309,000 payment to all these consum- list from reports that came in said. Services SHELTER FROM THE STORM Friday for man killed in police call By PAUL SHOCKLEY Paul.Shockley@gjsentinel.com A funeral service has been scheduled for Friday for a man who was shot and killed by police. Services for 39-year-old Brent Ingram will be at 7 p.m. at Mesa Funeral Service, 832 S. Seventh St., according to a death notice in today’s Daily Sentinel. Ingram’s widow, Nancy, said on Thursday she hoped to raise $1,400 to pay for services and cremation of her husband’s body. Rhonda Nelson, funeral direc- tor with Mesa Funeral Service, said representatives from three local construction companies, all former employers of Brent Ingram, contacted her on Fri- day and paid the bill. Brent Ingram died after he was shot twice in the chest Feb. 28 following a confrontation with a pair of Grand Junction police officers inside a room at Timbers Motel, 1810 North Ave. Nancy Ingram has said her husband was intoxicated at the time of the incident, Authori- ties have said he brandished a knife at the officers. The officers remain on paid leave from the department, which is standard procedure while officer-involved shootings are investigated. Police spokeswoman Kate DEAN HUMPHREY/The Daily Sentinel Porras said the District Attor- Amanda Helms and Brady Bledsoe of Grand Junction find a place to enjoy a snowstorm without getting wet at Evan’s Downtown Deli on Monday. The rain and snow that fell in Grand ney’s Office has received the case for review, which could Junction on Monday amounted to 0.52 inch of water, a one-day moisture record for March 8. take several weeks. WEATHER Here’s what’s in store today. High 45, Low 30 Rain or snow THE GRAND VALLEY’S 4-DAY OUTLOOK Sunset today 6:15 p.m. NATIONAL FORECAST AND TEMPERATURES Sunrise City High Low Prc. Otlk. Wednesday Albuquerque Anchorage 51 29 36 11 .24 PCldy Snow FORECAST for 10 a.m. today WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 6:33 a.m. Atlanta 73 39 Cldy Sunny Pt. Cloudy Cloudy High 40, Low 27 High 42, Low 24 High 48, Low 28 High 49, Low 30 Baltimore 59 30 Clr Birmingham 73 36 Rain UV index: 4 (moderate) AREA FORECAST COLORADO TODAY Full moon Last qtr. New moon First qtr. Boise Boston Charlotte, N.C. 52 59 70 40 42 28 .05 Cldy Clr PCldy Cheyenne 45 30 Cldy Delta/Montrose WYO. NEB. Chicago 44 34 Rain High 45, Low 29, showers Fort Collins Cincinnati 61 36 .07 Cldy 43° | 32° Greeley 40° | 29° March 30 April 6 March 15 March 23 Cleveland 51 29 PCldy Rifle MONDAY IN Columbia, S.C. 71 29 PCldy High 40, Low 26, showers Denver Dallas-Fort Worth 60 51 .31 Clr GRAND JUNCTION 45° | 32° UTAH Detroit 55 28 Clr Glenwood Springs Grand Junction 45° | 30° Colorado Springs 49° | 31° Fairbanks 20 -24 Cldy KAN. High 40, Low 26, showers Flagstaff 37 25 .03 Snow Pueblo Great Falls 60 31 Snow Grand Mesa Montrose 45° | 29° 58° | 34° Temperature Honolulu 78 66 .08 Clr High 45, Low 30, showers High 42 at 3:59 p.m. Houston 66 56 .29 Cldy Southeastern Utah Low 32 at 9:48 a.m. Indianapolis 60 34 .07 Rain ARIZ. N.M. OKLA. High 46, Low 31, showers © 2010 Wunderground.com Kansas City 65 38 Rain Cloudy Thunder- Flurries Ice Average high 53 Las Vegas 58 45 .10 Rain Denver area Partly storms Average low 29 Los Angeles 66 55 PCldy High 45, Low 32, partly cloudy Cloudy Showers Rain Snow Record high 73 in 1904 Miami Beach 76 55 Cldy Fronts Pressure Weather Underground • AP Milwaukee 50 26 Cldy Cold Warm Stationary Low High Record low 14 in 1998 Minneapolis-St. Paul 37 35 Cldy COLORADO TEMPERATURES High this date last year Low this date last year 55 29 Nashville New Orleans 73 66 44 50 .02 Rain Rain Weather Underground • AP New York City 61 41 Clr -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s City Akron High 45 Low 38 Prc 0.47 Snow M Gunnison Hayden 34 36 30 23 M M M M Precipitation Oklahoma City 55 48 .50 Clr For the period ending at 5 p.m. 0.52 in. Omaha 49 36 Rain Alamosa 38 30 0.24 1 La Junta 51 40 0.84 M Orlando 73 46 Cldy Aspen 31 25 0.07 M Lamar 51 45 0.86 M Total this month 0.62 in. Philadelphia 60 36 Clr Burlington 48 43 0.55 M Leadville 31 19 0.16 M Average month to date 0.24 in. Showers Rain T-storms Flurries Snow Ice Phoenix 58 47 .24 Clr Colorado Springs 49 33 T 0 Limon 44 35 0.09 M Total for year 1.63 in. Pittsburgh 51 23 PCldy Cortez 40 32 0.21 M Meeker 40 25 T M Portland, Maine 56 29 Clr Salt Lake City 53 33 Snow Seattle 41 38 .14 Cldy Craig 37 25 T M Montrose 39 33 0.52 M Average year to date 1.34 in. Portland, Ore. 51 41 .09 Cldy San Antonio 70 61 .36 Clr Tampa 69 44 Cldy Denver 45 34 0.01 M Pueblo 56 30 0.03 0 Durango 35 29 0.20 M Rifle 45 32 0.00 M Relative humidity Reno Richmond 52 64 33 33 Cldy Clr San Diego San Francisco 61 56 56 51 Clr Clr Tucson Tulsa 52 56 45 48 MM .54 Clr Cldy Eagle 43 30 M M Springfield 54 39 0.76 M High 100% at 3 a.m. Sacramento 59 47 PCldy Santa Fe 44 33 .31 Cldy Washington, D.C. 62 37 Clr Englewood 43 35 0.01 M Telluride 30 28 M M Low 76% at 4 p.m. St. Louis 59 38 Rain WEATHER HELPLINES Grand Junction 42 32 0.52 0 Trinidad 50 34 1.65 M WATER LEVELS AND FLOWS M=missing Get instant weather information at Fireplace advisory Lake Powell 3,620 ft. Gunnison River in Grand Jct. 1,320 cfs Current Grand Junction conditions ..................243-0914 then press 1 Road conditions ......................877-315-7623 Air quality advisory It’s OK to burn today. Blue Mesa Reservoir 7,485 ft. Gunnison River Five-day forecast.........243-0914 then press 2 Mesa County................................... 248-6990 — Mesa County Health Dept. Colorado River at Cameo 1,700 cfs below Gunnison tunnel 512 cfs Time & local temperature ............... 242-2550 Montrose/Delta counties................ 874-2172