Lisa Marchetta said she paid Antonio Silva, the owner of Dreamscape Landscaping and Design, her life savings – more than $100,000 to redo her bedroom, bathroom, and build a pool.

“He said we’ll get this done…and I believed him,” said Marchetta.

She said the work on her house stopped after that, leaving her with exposed walls and half-finished projects.

“He’s telling me I don’t have money. I said I just gave you a check for $70,000. There’s no way you could’ve spent all that money with nothing to show in the house,” said Marchetta. “I try not to cry. I don’t even want to think about it because right now my financial stability is severely compromised.”

Jay Mettu said he knows the feeling; he hired the same contractor to remodel his kitchen and bathroom, and extend his deck.

“The only th

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