Daniel Carbone, 49, was charged in March with 12 felony counts of deceptive business practice, stealing by deceit and financial exploitation of the elderly.
The charges are in connection with his businesses, Concrete Impressions and All Pro Concrete.
Carbone is being charged by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office.
According to Attorney General Andrew Bailey, Carbone promised to provide mostly concrete and other exterior remodeling work in exchange for large down payments. The charges allege that after taking these payments from the consumers, Carbone either did minimal work before abandoning the project completely, or did no work at all in spite of being paid by victims in advance to do so. Carbone left consumers with no materials for their payments and refused multiple demands for refunds. The consumers’ aggregate losses total just over $55,000.
The probable cause statement alleges that Carbone “willfully, knowingly and with the intent to defraud” made false promises to several customers.
The Better Business Bureau in November gave Concrete Impressions an “F” rating.
A Florissant woman told BBB she gave Carbone $14,000 in September 2021 to do various jobs, which were never performed.
Carbone was reportedly paid $4,000 in July 2022 to construct a concrete patio for a Eureka woman, another job he didn’t do.
A University City woman paid Carbone $2,866 to replace stairs, which he didn’t do.
BBB said there are two open civil cases against Carbone, one in St. Louis County and another run Franklin County.
In June 2022, BBB reports that he was found in default in Jefferson County and ordered to pay more than $4,000.
Carbone was charged in August 2022 for passing a bad check in Franklin County.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant Attorneys General Don Re
and Natalie Warner. Consumers who believe they may have been scammed by a
contractor should file a complaint with the Missouri Attorney General’s
Office by calling the Consumer Protection hotline at 800-392-8222 or by
submitting a complaint online at ago.mo.gov.
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