The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General says it has filed a lawsuit against a Pittsburgh-area home improvement contractor for failing to complete projects or offer refunds.

The lawsuit accuses A&S Contracting and Roofing and its owner, Stephen Spallone, of violating Pennsylvania's Consumer Protection Law and Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act, Attorney General Dave Sunday said in a news release . The news release said the contractor abandoned projects after obtaining more than $56,000 in deposits from customers.

The lawsuit seeks to ban the company from doing business as a home improvement contractor in Pennsylvania. It also seeks to pay consumer restitution in the form of refunds, civil penalties and costs.

"This contractor took large sums of money from Pennsylvanians wa

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