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SHERIDAN, Ind. (WISH) — Hamilton County prosecutors have filed criminal charges following an investigation by WISH-TV sister station, WRTV, into a Greenwood pool contractor accused of taking money from a customer and not doing the work promised.
Justin Lee Carter, the owner of Smarter Pools, was charged with fraud and theft, both low-level felonies. Sheridan Police Department investigated a complaint filed by homeowner Jenny Peretin, also a mother of two children. Carter’s bond was set at $75,000.
The Indiana Attorney General’s Office is also investigating the pool contractor.
“This is where we were planning on putting our 35- to 40-foot pool that Smarter Pools was going to install last summer,” Peretin said. “Unfortunately, there is no pool.”
Peretin said she paid Carter $60,000 for pool installation. She provided a copy of her payment to WRTV.
Peretin said Smarter Pools never did any work on her pool.
“We have nothing,” Peretin said. “We, we don’t even have a hole in the ground. So, we didn’t think there was any other recourse at that point.”
Peretin said she’s glad criminal charges have been filed. “I understand we may not be getting any money back, but just some level of accounta...
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