TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced a Topeka, Kan. man and his contracting business have been temporarily banned from doing business in Kansas for alleged violations of consumer protection laws.

According to a release from Schmidt's office, defendants Kevin Wilkinson and Topeka Roofing and Gutters LLC, are accused of multiple violations of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act (KCPA) and the Kansas Roofing Registration Act (KRRA). The defendants are accused of making false statements and misrepresentations regarding roofing services or repairs, entering into excessively one-sided consumer transactions in favor of the supplier and of operating as a roofing contractor without being registered as required by the KRRA. The transactions allegedly involved consumers in Douglas, Jackson, Osage and Shawnee counties. Schmidt is seeking restitution to the consumers as well as civil penalties for violating the KCPA and KRRA.