PITTSBURGH — An Erie man posing as a contractor for a local landscaping company has been charged with fraud.
Police said he is accused of pocketing more than $6,000 from homeowners in Ross Township.
Tommy Voorhis is accused of running the scam. Police said he told two women he would put up a retaining wall and then never did the work.
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Police said Voorhis duped the women into believing he still worked for a reputable landscaping business in Ross Township when in fact he had been fired in May.
The homeowners thought they were dealing with Steel City Landscaping because they had filled out a form on the company's website asking for a price quote. Two days after a meeting between Voorhis and the homeowners, they cut him a check.
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