On June 30, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to Russell Flats Road in Cornville regarding a fraud
complaint. The victim told deputies he deposited over $19,000 with a 35-year-old
Seth Jackson from Cordes Lakes for a new roof. Jackson claimed he was a licensed contractor and licensed to conduct such
business.

The victim knew Jackson had been associated with roofing companies in the past.
The original agreement between Jackson and the victim was negotiated and signed in December 2018 and covered the
installation of a new roof on the victim’s home currently under construction. Jackson represented himself as a licensed contractor
starting a new business of his own, known at 24/7 Roofing with a Camp Verde address. The total cost of the project was $39,000
which required a $19,500 deposit to cover the cost of purchasing the initial materials. The victim wrote the deposit check
to Jackson directly, not using the roofing company name. When the basic structure was ready for roofing,

Jackson never brought out the necessary materials to begin the project. Instead, he brought out a small trailer
containing junk metal parts and claimed it was part of the job. As the lack of any work continued, the victim had to repair
and replace the felt roofing material due to the weather. Jackson then put on a small amount of flashing material around

edges, but never started roofing the home. The victim provided deputies with text exchanges between him and Jackson over
the next several months. Jackson admitted using some of the money to cover issues related to personal problems and buy
tools. Nothing in the agreement permitted the use of the victim’s money for these purposes.
The victim eventually reported Jackson to the Arizona Registrar of Contractors while providing the opportunity over the
last several months to complete the work, even offering to help when needed. At one point during this time, the victim even
received text-based photos from Jackson purporting to show roofing work on the victim’s home when in fact, it was not.
Since the report on June 30, deputies attempted to locate Jackson in the Camp Verde area without success. Jackson
apparently had been evicted from a residence on West Northern Avenue in Camp Verde. Deputies confirmed Jackson was not a
registered contractor and had several unrelated law enforcement contacts in the area. Finally, on July 10, deputies
found Jackson at a family home on South Black Mountain in Cordes Lakes. When confronted, Jackson claimed he was working
for another roofing company now after being unable to get his business running. He admitted he was not a licensed
contractor. Deputies contacted that company and discovered Jackson was not on their payroll and used this job reference as a means
of telling the victim this other roofing company would complete the work. It became clear to deputies that Jackson did
not have the ability to complete the work, legal ability with licensing, tools or funds to purchase all needed material or even
attempt to complete any work for the victim. The case review continued and resulted
in probable cause to arrest Jackson for fraudulent schemes and artifices, theft and acting in the capacity of a contractor
without a license. On July 19, Jackson was arrested at the Cordes Lakes home and booked on the indicated charges. He
remains in custody on a total bond of $11,500. The Arizona Registrar of Contractors is conducting a separate investigation.