In Boulder County, Colorado, an Aurora contractor is heading to prison for 10 years after admitting to stealing over a million dollars from families affected by the devastating Marshall Fire. The fire had caused immense destruction, leaving many families desperate to rebuild their lives.
Leona Scott, the contractor, was hired by four families whose homes were either damaged or completely destroyed in the fire. Together, they trusted him with more than $1.3 million to reconstruct their homes. But instead of doing the work, Scott took their money and used it for other purposes. To make matters worse, he wasn’t even properly licensed to build homes in Boulder County.
According to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, Scott signed separate contracts with each family, promising to rebuild their homes. However, he failed to keep his word, leaving the families in an even more difficult position than before. The Sheriff’s Office labeled this as a Class 2 felony due to the theft exceeding $1 million…