LAS VEGAS –– Peter Glushchenko, owner of Around the Clock Crane, recently was issued a criminal citation by Nevada State Contractors Board investigators for allegedly contracting without a license and accepting $4,600 from a homeowner to do air conditioning work.

Glushchenko does not have a C-21 refrigeration and air conditioning license.

Board criminal investigators, who had an open complaint on Glushchenko and acting upon a tip, confronted him at a residence where he was lifting and installing a new air conditioner onto a homeowner’s rooftop.

Glushchenko allegedly used a licensed contractor’s invoice, whose company name is similar to Around the Clock Crane, to illegally contract with the homeowner.

Board investigators questioned Glushchenko’s authority to operate the commercial crane truck and called Nevada Highway Patrol to the scene.

Upon inspecting the vehicle, a NHP trooper discovered that Glushchenko was not licensed to drive the vehicle and issued him a citation.

Contracting without a license in Nevada is a misdemeanor for the first offense, a gross misdemeanor for the second offense and a Class E felony for the third offense. Homeowners who use unlicensed contractors are not eligible for the Residential Recovery Fund and, by law, their contracts are null and void.

Consumers can check whether a contractor is licensed by calling (702) 486-1100 in southern Nevada or 688-1141 in northern Nevada. License checks can also be conducted on the NSCB Web site at www.nscb.state.nv.us.

Peter Glushchenko was cited for unlicensed contracting and not being licensed to drive this commercial vehicle.