Seaford- The Delaware State Police have arrested a Seaford man on multiple counts of Home Improvement Fraud and related charges.
The investigation began in September, 2018 when Troopers took a report of a home improvement fraud. While at the Lowes store located in Seaford, the victim, a 72-year-old female met a man who indicated to her that he was a contractor. The victim made an agreement with the individual, identified as 53-year-old William R. Parlier to conduct home improvements. Over the course of approximately 2 months, the victim had provided Parlier with several checks amounting to over $6,000.00, to which she thought was going towards future labor and materials. Parlier never completed any of the home improvements that were agreed upon.
On February 14, 2019, Troopers took a second report of a home improvement fraud regarding the same suspect. In this case the 57-year-old male victim had also provided Parlier with multiple checks over the course of several months amounting to over $6,000.00 for home improvements that were never completed.
On February 16, 2019, Troopers located Parlier in the Cool Branch development doing construction on a residence. Parlier was taken into custody without incident and transported back to Troop 5 where he was charged with the following:
- Crime Against a Vulnerable Adult
- Home Improvement Fraud by False Pretense (2 counts)
- Theft by false pretense $1500 (2 counts)
- Engage in Contract Business without Obtain/ Maintain License (2 counts)
- Carry on Occupations Without License (2 counts)
Parlier was arraigned before the Justice of the Peace Court 2 and committed to the Sussex Correctional Institution on $12,200.00 cash only bond.
Looks like PPD Chief Bob Harris
ReplyDeleteRuns in the family, father was on America's Most Wanted for doing the exact same thing and Billy has been arrest and in jail at least once before for the exact same thing.
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