FALL RIVER — A city man was recently sentenced to the Bristol County House of Correction for performing uncertified commercial hood-cleaning services at several Fall River area restaurants.

Antonio Borges, 62, former owner of Borges Cleaning Pro in Fall River, was convicted in connection with a series of criminal complaints in the Fall River and New Bedford District Courts, according to the Bristol County District Attorney's office.

They allege that between April 2022 and October 2023, Borges engaged in a scheme to perform uncertified commercial hood-cleaning services at various Bristol County restaurants by forging the inspection stickers of legitimate, certified companies to continue to operate, despite the fact that his certificate to operate had been suspended and then later revoked by the State Fire Marshal, states a press release from the DA.

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