An East Huntingdon contractor is billed with three counts of home improvement fraud, accused of accepting more than $41,000 in down payments for three transforming careers he by no means started out, according to court files.
Jason Ray Pirl, 40, who does business enterprise as Proline Painting, was arraigned on a few felony fees filed by Westmoreland County detectives in relationship with the alleged incidents that occurred in January, July and Oct 2020.
Pirl was arraigned and launched on a recognizance bond pending a preliminary hearing May perhaps 11.
Detective Will Brown alleges in court docket documents that Pirl acknowledged a $9,100 down payment from a Unity woman for a roof maintenance job at her residence in the Charter Oak community, $20,500 from a 73-yr-outdated girl from Herminie for an intensive dwelling remodeling task and $11,500 from a 74-12 months-old Greensburg woman.
“In all three instances, the cash was requested for Mr. Pirl to obtain products and initiate function on the tasks,” Brown stated.
“In each case, Mr. Pirl unsuccessful to ever initiate work on any of the jobs,” Brown stated.
After being contacted by the victims looking for refunds, Brown stated Pirl would guarantee the victims they would be reimbursed.
“Pirl educated each individual victim that their deposits would be returned through accredited mail. On receipt of a qualified letter from Pirl, every target would locate a notice from Jason Pirl promising to repay the funds at a later date,” Brown reported.
Brown suggests home owners really should follow suggestions recommended by point out Lawyer Common Josh Shapiro’s office environment to thoroughly test a contractor’s references, obtain much more than one particular bid for a project and test for likely grievances filed with the Far better Organization Bureau.
The legal professional general’s office also has a house advancement registration hotline at 888-520-6680 for condition inhabitants.
When attained by telephone Thursday about the grievances, Pirl declined to comment and said he experienced hired Mt. Nice legal professional Paul Toohey, who did not immediately return a telephone inquiry searching for remark.
Pirl has a hearing scheduled ahead of Decide Christopher Feliciani on June 30 on a charge of misleading small business practices filed in opposition to him by West Newton law enforcement for a June 1 incident. He also has a preliminary hearing June 22 in Fayette County on a deceptive company exercise criticism filed in opposition to him by county detectives there for an incident in Henry Clay Township, in accordance to courtroom paperwork.
According to on-line court dockets, Pirl pleaded guilty in Prevalent Pleas Court in 2011 to deceptive organization techniques. He was sentenced to 3 years’ probation and was ordered to pay back restitution of $3,800.
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