‘Mr. Mold’ pleads guilty to fraud
February 20, 2013—
VANCOUVER, WA — The owner of an Oregon home-inspection business has pled guilty to charges that he conducted site reviews without proper training or
certification when looking for lead-based paint, according to the Claims Journal.
Martin G. Kuna is the owner of "Mr. Mold," a business that inspects homes for mold, radon, lead-based paint and asbestos, the article stated.
According to the article, from May 2008 until September 2012, Kuna claimed in ads that he was certified to conduct lead-based paint inspections.
In January 2012, after performing at least 10 of these inspections, the (EPA) told Kuna to stop, but he continued until September, the article noted.
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