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Dakota using a false name and failed to disclose his criminal history. It also said he received at least $1.4 million in down payments on steel buildings but in most cases provided none of the materials and did no work.
• In June 2007 in Oregon, Oliver was convicted of two counts of first-degree aggravated theft for taking $34,000 from a couple and failing to build an outdoor horse arena. He was sentenced to 13 months in jail, ordered to pay $26,000 in restitution and prohibited from working as a contractor for two years after his release.
• "The most disappointing thing is that three years from now, he can be back doing the same thing," Tim McCarthy, who was defrauded in that case, told the Oregonian. "I wish he could get 20 years' probation so he wouldn't be able to be a contractor again."
• At the time, the Oregon Construction Contractor's Board was investigating other complaints against Oliver.
• Oliver's attorney, Milt Datsopoulos of Missoula, did not return a phone call from The Associated Press seeking comment Monday.
• In 2000 in New Hampshire, Oliver was found to have accepted $625,000 in prepayments for home heating oil that he failed to deliver to more than 1,000 customers. The violations were not a criminal offense so no jail time was ordered, but he was ordered to pay restitution. Oliver filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Oregon four years later, court records said.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- The South Dakota House has granted final legislative approval for a bill prohibiting cities and counties from contracting with red light camera companies.
• The bill was killed in a Senate committee but was revived and simplified. It goes next to Gov. Dennis Daugaard for final approval.
• The cameras photograph traffic violations for ticketing. Cities will be allowed to use the cameras if local law enforcement administers them.
• Opponents of the measure say there are no such cameras functioning in the state and the bill is unnecessary.
• The bill's sponsor previously said the way the cameras were used by contractors violated due process. The city of Sioux Falls and Redflex Traffic Systems were sued by a South Dakota businessman after he received a ticket for a violation he didn't commit.
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