CALEDONIA – The Livingston County Sheriff's Office has leveled another felony charge against a local contractor the day after he pled guilty to two felonies for theft. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Kurt Kline, 45, was arrested for felony Grand Larceny in the Third Degree. Dougherty says that the Sheriff's Office continues to receive calls about Kline after his arrest in February 2015, and took … [Read more...]
Scam Victims Unite Against Crooked Caledonia Contractor
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The alleged Livingston County victims of a massive regional contracting scam are banding together to make their cases heard and press criminal charges. Five complaining witnesses watched in court Tuesday morning as contractor Kurt Kline, 46, was arraigned in county court on six counts of felony Grand Larceny in the Third Degree. These charges are in addition to three other counts of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and two … [Read more...]
Bad Contractor Burns Family After Fire Damages Home
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — A family is feeling burned by a Mount Morris contractor after their family home was gutted by a house fire and he failed to complete his work for which he was paid $10,000. According to Derek LaMoy, his parents' Nunda home was nearly destroyed in a house fire in April of 2013 and they hired Mark Levey as a general contractor to fix the home. LaMoy states that the family is in dire straits after paying Levey a $10,000 … [Read more...]
Contractor Bails, Pleads Guilty on Eve of Trial
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Local contractor Douglas Shanley, who was accused of defrauding residents of the Genesee Valley for years, decided to give up on his right to a trial and fully admit to his misdemeanor charges and now awaits sentencing on July 7. According to Assistant District Attorney Joshua Tonra, Shanley, 37, was indicted by a Grand Jury on five felony counts of both Forgery in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Forged … [Read more...]
BSHF Building Homes for Low Income Families, Vets, and Senior Citizens
GENESEO – The Bishop Sheen Housing Foundation (BSHF), a non-profit agency that administers home repair grant monies, is offering to help low income families, veterans, and senior citizens (persons 60 years of age or older), repair their homes. The BSHF is reaching out to any such homeowners who think they may benefit from receiving grant money to repair their homes. Community help in letting homeowners in your area know about these grants … [Read more...]