Unregistered Bayville Contractor Indicted on Theft Charges
Grand juries hand up indictments
A Bayville man illegally posed as a contractor and collected thousands in payments for repairs he wasn't registered to complete, according to an Ocean County grand jury.
Stephen J. Sente, 50, of Edward Avenue was indicted last week on several charges after being arrested based on agreements he made with Toms River residents.
Sente was not registered with the Division of Consumer Affairs, the indictment states, yet he still entered into agreements in 2010 with two women in Toms River to make repairs to their homes.
Sente failed to complete work on one woman's home after receiving $4,000 from her in October 2010, the indictment states. He also allegedly was paid $15,790 by another Toms River women for uncompleted work contracted between January and November of that year, the indictment states.
He was charged with two counts of theft by deception, two counts of theft by failure to make required disposition and four counts of unregistered home improvement contracting.
Sente was released on a summons.
Paul E Taylor Jr
6:30 pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
It is beyond me how people can be so stupid not to check out contractors BEFORE giving them money to do work. This is why these flea bags get away with ripping off people. You can not undo stupid !!!!!!!!!!!!
No Name
11:16 pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Well at least this low life was caught.
anonymous
7:53 am on Saturday, February 11, 2012
It is at least his 4th time doing this. He was put away once the first time. When will the insanity stop. He is a thief, a lyer and a real piece of work. Put him away and throw the keys away. If this judge lets him walk that will be the crime.