EAST ISLIP, NY – A Nassau County man is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a 61-year-old woman in Woodmere.
Police say the client paid Kenneth McConnell of East Islip for plumbing, HVAC and electrical work from January 2020 to December 2021, but he never performed any of it.
Instead, police say McConnell stole jewelry from the woman’s home and sold it at a local pawn shop. He is also said to have deposited fraudulent checks from the woman into his own bank account.
Police say he stole about $420,000.
McConnell faces multiple charges.
Police are asking anyone who believes they have been the victim of a similar scam to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS or call 911.
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