Complaints numbering in “the low 30s” have been brought against a Chattanooga grave marker company so far with claims amounting to tens of thousands of dollars, according to the Better Business Bureau in Chattanooga.
Two complaints concerning Wichman Monuments were lodged with the Chattanooga Police Department, which has opened a fraud investigation, a spokesman said Thursday.
“The CPD will present any facts of this case to the district attorney’s office once the investigation is complete,” said Police Information Officer Rob Simmons.
Jim Winsett, who heads the BBB of Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia, said the complaints to the business group revolve around money given to Wichman Monuments for work that hasn’t been done.
“We’ve seen up to $8,000 [in one case] which was already paid,” he said. The least expensive report involved about $500, Winsett said.