Long Island fencing company owner accused of defrauding customers out of $20,000

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Police say Steven Vitagliano, owner of the Mastic-based Line Up Fence Co., agreed to install fencing and accepted money but never performed the services.

Police on Long Island have arrested a contractor they say defrauded customers out of more than $20,000 over the past six months. Kristen Thorne has the story.Police on Long Island have arrested a contractor they say defrauded customers out of more than $20,000 over the past six months.

Authorities say Vitagliano would accept payment in the form of cash or checks but failed to do the contracted work before he stopped communicating with the customers. Kathleen Reda and Michael Larson, of Shirley, hired Vitagliano in May to put in a fence around their new home.The couple gave him $2,000 in cash, but they said when he kept giving them excuses for why he couldn't start their job, they asked for their money back.Reda and Larson went on local community Facebook pages to warn other people about Vitagliano, and they said more people came forward saying they were victims as well.

 

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