Missouri AG Files Suit Against Nixa Business Owner

(KTTS News) — The Missouri Attorney General’s Office has filed a lawsuit against the owner of a Nixa contracting business.

Richard B. Gillette, the owner of Premiere Exterior Solutions, is charged with three counts of deceptive business practices, two counts of stealing, and one count of financial exploitation of the elderly.

It comes after a complaint filed in August in Greene County Circuit Court.

Gillette’s business was the focus of a July 2023 Better Business Bureau consumer warning.

BBB says a search of Missouri court records found four civil cases against Richard Blay Gillette or Premiere Exterior Solutions.

The company received an “F” rating.

He owes various creditors and customers more than $120,000 according to allegations or judgments in cases filed in St. Charles, Christian, Stone, and Taney counties.  

BBB says Gillette failed to start or finish projects or issue refunds.

Press Release

The owner of a Nixa, Missouri, contracting business, which was the focus of a July 2023 Better Business Bureau (BBB) consumer warning, has been charged with six felony counts in a lawsuit brought against him by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office.

Richard B. Gillette, who operated Premiere Exterior Solutions, was charged with three counts of deceptive business practice, two counts of stealing and one count of financial exploitation of the elderly in a complaint filed in late August in Greene County Circuit Court.

“We applaud the action of the Missouri Attorney General’s Office,” said Pamela Hernandez, BBB Springfield regional director. “BBB encourages consumers who feel they have been deceived by a company to register a complaint with BBB and your state attorney general’s office.”

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