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January 22, 2008

Westerly School Committee member in court today

A Westerly School Committee member is scheduled for arraignment today to face two felony counts of fraud.

An elderly couple told police they wrote Dominic DiFazio's company -- Dom DiFazio Contracting -- two checks totaling more than $2,700 to replace the windows in their house.

According to a police report, both checks were cashed the day they were written – Sept. 4 and Sept 7 -- but the work was never done.

Police Chief Edward A. Mello described the couple, Harold and Florence Plympton, as "more than patient" and DiFazio as "less than patient," refusing to turn himself in when he was arrested during a budget retreat on Nov. 17th.

He is scheduled to be arraigned in Superior Court, Wakefield, this morning.

The Connecticut Attorney General’s office and its Department of Consumer Protection are also continuing separate investigations of complaints against the building contractor.

DiFazio is also due in court next month to face a misdemeanor fraud charge for allegedly writing a bad check to A-1 Rolloff Disposal.

-- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 8:51 AM | Permalink

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