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State College contractor faces charges for alleged home improvement fraud — again

By Bret Pallotto

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August 09, 2018 08:44 AM

A State College contractor used a woman’s Home Depot credit card to purchase items worth more than $8,000 that were unrelated to her home improvement project, according to Ferguson Township police.

During the project — which began in 2017 and has yet to be completed — Roger Hileman allegedly suggested the woman obtain a Home Depot credit card so supplies for the project could be purchased and paid for later. The woman accepted the 58-year-old’s advice and permitted him to make purchases for her project with the card.

The woman eventually found nearly $11,000 in charges to the credit card and $8,425.32 were unauthorized purchases of tools, building supplies and other goods, according to police.

Hileman is charged with one felony count of access device fraud.

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In January, Hileman was charged after allegedly taking money for jobs for two homes in the Gray’s Woods area that Patton Township police said weren’t finished.

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He was arraigned before District Judge Casey McClain, who set bail at $10,000 unsecured.

His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Wednesday.

Bret Pallotto: 814-231-4648, @BretPallottoCDT

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