A Plum contactor is accused of taking a $1,250 down payment in 2018 for a painting project in Greensburg that he never started.
Michael Cerniglia, 54, was charged with home improvement fraud by Greensburg Patrolman Regina McAtee this week.
McAtee alleges in an affidavit that Cerniglia, operator of Michael’s Painting, accepted a $1,250 check from Michelle Moreno as down payment to paint the exterior of a home on the 600 block of Grove Street. However, police allege he never started the project after cashing the check.
McAtee said Moreno has repeatedly attempted to have Cerniglia return the payment in the last three months “to no avail.”
Cerniglia’s preliminary hearing is scheduled March 7 before Greensburg District Judge Chris Flanigan.
