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A Regina-area contractor is facing a fraud charge after allegedly taking off with 48 deposits adding up to more than a quarter of a million dollars without performing the work.
Police said the first report came in June of 2022, saying a contractor had provided an estimate and accepted a deposit payment but failed to complete the repairs as agreed and didn’t give back the deposit.
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“Between June 2022 and December 2023, police received 48 similar reports involving the same contractor,” the police service said in a statement. “The incidents occurred between April 2021 and June 2022 and the total reported loss to the victims was over $258,000.”
Last Wednesday, the police service’s Financial Crimes Unit arrested 43-year-old Joseph Alan Myers, a resident of Estlin. He’s now facing a charge of fraud over $5,000, and was released from custody ahead of a court appearance next month.
