MOUNT CARMEL — Anthony Charles Robert, 44, of 131 N. Chestnut St., Mount Carmel, has been charged by Chief of Police Christopher Buhay with felonies of home advancement fraud, theft by deception and receiving stolen residence for allegedly failing to carry out work on a household in the 400 block of West Fig Street.
In accordance to the prison complaint, lawyer Richard Feudale informed police that his consumers, Qui Hui Tang and Wei Tang, ended up victims of household enhancement fraud. He stated the victims employed J.T. and Sons Contracting LLC, represented by Robert, to demolish and substitute two porches for $8,900.
Feudale promises Robert was paid $11,000 in cash, but only showed up to work one particular working day and never ever returned. The legal professional continued that the defendant dropped off components, but possibly removed or changed them with other products. The victims’ assets is now weather conditions overwhelmed and unusable.
On Could 9, Wei Tang sent a licensed letter to Robert in which he requested all resources be returned. The letter was returned as unclaimed.
In August, Qiu Hui Tang filed a civil fit versus Robert and J.T. and Sons Contracting in the business office of Magisterial District Choose William Cole, Mount Carmel, which finished in a default judgement for the plaintiff in the volume of $11,209, court information exhibit.
The chief stated in the complaint that he observed images of the victims’ residence with uncompleted work and the defendant’s ladder resting in opposition to the household.
Robert was arraigned Wednesday in entrance of Cole and introduced on $20,000 unsecured bail.
