The owner of a Branson West construction company is accused of cheating tornado victims in Joplin and is being sued by the State Attorney General.

E. Brian Sides of Reed Spring, owner of A-B-P Quality Construction, is named in the lawsuit. He is accused of failing to provide goods and services paid for by tornado victims following the deadly storm last spring.

Attorney General Chris Koster’s lawsuit alleges that after homeowners paid Sides tens of thousands of dollars for things like tile, cabinets and appliances, he and his company stopped working and failed to deliver the items that were paid for.

The lawsuit is seeking a restraining order requiring Sides to stop operating a construction business, and to provide restitution to all customers allegedly involved.  In addition the Attorney General is asking the court to impose civil penalties of 1-thousand dollars per violation and to require Sides and his company to pay all court, investigation, and prosecution costs.

Sides could not be reached for comment by KHOZ.com