JEFFERSON HILLS, Pa. — UPDATE 12:25 p.m.
Brandon Colella has resigned his council seat with Bethel Park.
His attorney, John Biedrzycki, sent Channel 11 the following statement:
"My client has a deep commitment to his community and it was with a heavy heart that he resigned his council seat so that the defense of the charges against him does not create a distraction to the important work of council."
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A local councilman is accused of taking money from a woman who contracted him to do work on her home and never following through.
According to investigators, Betty Bisacca hired Bethel Park Councilman Brandon Colella to replace the skylights on her Jefferson Hills home.
She said she paid the requested $7,500 up front and was promised the job would be completed in two weeks, but that did not happen.
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