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(Butler, Pa.) A Butler man has been accused once again of home improvement fraud and is now behind bars. Four victims have come forward to say they paid Billy Abrams to do home improvement projects that he never finished.
Abrams was hired to do the work under his company Billy’s Plumbing and Heating.
Pa State police in Butler said they received the first of four reports on Feb. 4 from a Penn Township resident who had hired Abrams to remove and replace an old boiler. The victim said he paid Abrams $4,800 upfront but he never came back to finish the job. Less than a week later, police said the owner of an apartment building in Harrisville came forward with a similar claim. The owner paid Abrams $3,600 to install two new furnaces, but he only installed one. A Summit Township homeowner filed a report with police claiming he paid Abrams $6,000 to replace a furnace and AC unit back in September and he never returned to do the work. A fourth victim came forward from Clay Township and said Abrams was going to replace a furnace for $2,500, but he never came back after getting the money.
Abrams admitted to having a heroin problem to police and said he was robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Abrams is lodged at the Butler County prison on $25,000 bond.
He has three preliminary hearings set for April 13, 19 and 20.