Woman paid contractor $43,000 for work he never completed, police say

JEANNETTE, Pa. — A Westmoreland County woman told Channel 11 she paid a contractor to fix up her dream home in Jeannette.

Now he's charged with pocketing tens of thousands of dollars, without finishing the work.

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"I'm not going to be alive to see him finish this," said Donna Rouff, 72. "I was looking for a contractor to paint the exterior, do the roofing, put on a deck, do some interior work."

She retired eight years ago, paid cash for her house, but later took out a mortgage on the home to make repairs.

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