Deceitful 'Contractor' Sentenced For Bilking Slope Homeowners Out Of $85,900

Dominick Valoroso was sentenced for what DA Thompson called “ripp[ing] off hard working homeowners” in Park Slope. (Photo courtesy of Brooklyn DA’s Office)

Always make sure they’re licensed.

A Brooklyn man was sentenced today for bilking homeowners out of $85,900 after being hired to execute contractual work on their properties.

Dominick Valoroso, 42, of Mill Basin, took money for work that he never did, and claimed falsely that he was a contractor.

The false contractor “ripped off hard working homeowners in Park Slope and Prospect Heights who were simply trying to improve their homes,” said Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson. “This case makes clear why anyone hiring a home improvement contractor should check that they are properly licensed by and in good standing with the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs so that they don’t fall prey to con artists who will take their money without doing any work.”

Valoroso was sentenced to three years’ probation after he pleaded guilty on January 7, 2016 to one count of first-degree scheme to defraud.

DA Thompson announced that “the defendant took $14,700 from one homeowner, and did not do any work; he took $54,400 from a second homeowner and completed just $10,400 of the work; he took $21,200 from a third homeowner and did not do any work; and he took $6,000 from a fourth homeowner and did not do any work” between between June 4, 2011 and July 7, 2013.

Three homeowners are located in Park Slope, and one is located in Prospect Heights.

The court ordered full restitution of $85,900 be paid to the four victims.