Oakland Co. Garage Contractor Gets Prison Time For Scamming Homeowners

WALLED LAKE, MI — An Oakland County garage contractor was sentenced up to 20 years in prison for scamming homeowners, according to the Michigan Attorney General's Office.

Artemio ‘Temo’ Sessions, 56, of Walled Lake, was charged in April 2021 for repeatedly scamming homeowners out of tens of thousands of dollars with the promise to eventually build garages for them.

He was then convicted by a jury of false pretenses and conducting a criminal enterprise and sentenced to 40 months to 20 years.

Sessions promised customers to build or repair garages through his business, Garages R Us, according to the attorney general's office.

Sessions received payment from his customers, but then continually made excuses for his failure to initiate or complete the work, according to the attorney general's office.

After a period of time, Sessions would stop returning calls or messages, according to the attorney general's office.

Officials said Sessions scammed customers in Pontiac, Westland, Rochester Hills, Mt. Clemens, Redford and Saline out of tens of thousands of dollars for the contracted jobs, according to the attorney general's office.

"Michigan consumers want the professionals they contract with to be reputable, skilled tradesmen, not rampant scammers," Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said. "Sessions ripped off unsuspecting customers for tens of thousands of dollars, and today's sentence will put an end to his criminal scheming. When in the market for construction or home repairs, I encourage all Michigan residents to research the contractors they consider."