{
  "id": 3300773,
  "title": "Missouri Contractor Sentenced for Fraud Scheme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/missouri-contractor-sentenced-for-fraud-scheme",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T16:19:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Insurance Journal",
    "slug": "insurance-journal",
    "url": "https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2026/08/25/882808.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that a contractor has pled guilty to defrauding consumers through his residential contracting business. Gene M. Matlock, owner of Matlock Construction, pled guilty on August 17 to one felony count of deceptive business practices …",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}