Contractor faces house advancement fraud cost

Jul. 12—A Crossville painting contractor faces a household enhancement fraud charge just after staying accused by a Cumberland County couple of getting into a deal to paint a residence, accepting income for the challenge and then allegedly failing to execute the operate.

Michael Sean Environmentally friendly, 35, 361 Village Lane, is billed with the single rely of dwelling improvement service company fraud, according to an arrest report filed by Sheriff’s Cpl. Dustin Jackson.

The few instructed investigators that in mid-February they contacted with a guy and his girlfriend to paint at their Grace Lane household. A PayPal one payment of $1,318.32 was paid out to the girlfriend and afterwards two checks totaling $2,015 was allegedly paid out to Green, in accordance to the report.

The do the job was commenced all-around March 23 and was to just take about a week. As of April 20, only about $200 truly worth of get the job done had been performed. The few told investigators that despite a lot of attempts, make contact with with the contractor and his girlfriend were being not successful.

On July 5, Environmentally friendly turned himself in to authorities at the Justice Center and was booked and launched under $4,000 bond. He will show up in Standard Periods Court to react to the demand.

Michael Moser may possibly be reached at [email protected]