Saturday, June 2, 2007

TV house flipper a fake?

...authorities and legal filings claim that Leccima's true passion was a series of scams that included faking the home renovations shown on the cable TV show and claiming to have sold houses he never owned.

'Flip This House' Star Accused of Fraud

McGee and others say Leccima's episodes of "Flip This House," A&E's most popular show, were elaborate hoaxes. His friends and family were presented as potential homebuyers and "sold" signs were slapped in front of unsold houses. They say the home repairs - the lynchpin of the show - were actually quick or temporary patch jobs designed to look good on camera.

Photo from Associated Press

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

"They say the home repairs - the lynchpin of the show - were actually quick or temporary patch jobs designed to look good on camera."

The state of modern construction. Build for the quick buck then move on.