BULLHEAD CITY – On Tues., October 20, 2020, James Allen Mangold, 52 of Bullhead City, pled guilty to attempted contracting without a license, a Class 1 misdemeanor, in the Bullhead City Municipal Court.
According to the Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC), the charge stems from an ROC investigation that found Mangold, dba Jimco, contracted to install multiple split-air conditioning units in a Bullhead City home. The units had problems immediately after installation.
The investigation found the payments were made out to Mangold’s previously licensed company Jimco LLC (ROC 151478). The license was revoked in 2007 after Mangold failed to pay a $1,000 civil penalty related to a 2007 complaint. In 2008, Mangold provided proof that the matter was resolved with the complainant. In 2009, he paid the outstanding civil penalties.
Mangold applied for and was issued a second license in 2009, under the name Jimcco LLC. This license was revoked in 2016, after Mangold failed to pay another $1,000 civil penalty.
The penalty was ordered by an administrative law judge after a consumer complaint revealed Mangold contracted while the license was suspended for not being renewed on-time.
As a part of the plea agreement, the Bullhead City Municipal Court ordered Mangold to pay $1,715 in restitution to the victim and $220 in fines and fees. Mangold was also ordered to serve a 60-day jail sentence that will be suspended if he complies with all of the terms of a two year probation period.
