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February 18, 2008

Westerly School committee member in court today

A Westerly School Committee member who faces two felony counts of fraud is scheduled to appear in court today.

An elderly couple told the 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 in Superior Court, Wakefield, this morning for a pre-trial conference. He pleaded not guilty in January.

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

Earlier this month, a judge filed a misdemeanor fraud charge against DiFazio for allegedly writing a bad check to A-1 Rolloff Disposal.

He pleaded not guilty, and will have the charge expunged from his record if he stays out of trouble and pays $100 to the victims-of-crimes fund.

-- projo.com staff writer Brandie M. Jefferson

Posted by Brandie Jefferson  at 9:41 AM | Permalink

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