Vt. Man Charged with Home Improvement Fraud

The Vermont Attorney General’s Office announced that Paul Beaulieu of Essex, Vermont has been charged with seven counts of home improvement fraud.

The charges allege that between June of 2003 and December of 2004, Beaulieu, doing business as either Articulate Painting and Contracting or PRB Contracting engaged in a pattern and practice of entering into agreements with homeowners to perform home improvement projects, collected substantial payments toward the work and then either did not start or complete the work.

The Vermont Attorney General’s Office is continuing its investigation into Beaulieu’s contracting activities.