Souderton Police. Photo by James Short.
A Bucks County contractor is accused of taking a $15,630 advance payment from a client in Montgomery County and never completing home improvement services.
Souderton Police charged Anthony D. DiSalvi, 45, of the 4600 block of Sands Way, Buckingham Township, on April 7 with felony counts of receiving advance payment for services and failing to perform and theft by deception, per an affidavit filed with Montgomery County courts.
A Souderton Borough resident reported to police that DiSalvi was paid to do home improvements and upgrades to his home on the 200 block of West Chestnut Street, per the complaint. DiSalvi allegedly completed a few small jobs on a list of agreed-upon work, but the work either fell apart or was left incomplete.
All in all, the victim paid DiSalvi $16,880 between February and July 2022, but about $1,250 worth of work was completed, police said.
The victim had been in contact with DiSalvi over several months via text, and DiSalvi made excuses until the point where the victim believed that the work was never going to be completed, police said. In the text messages, the victim asked DiSalvi when the jobs will be completed, when he is going to come back, and when the projects will be fixed, according to the complaint.
Communication got worse in November 2023 after the victim asked DiSalvi to return his money for the incomplete work and he never did, police allege in the affidavit.
DiSalvi is free on $20,000 unsecured bail and has a preliminary hearing scheduled for June 4 at 2 p.m. before Magisterial District Judge Adam T. Katzman.
All suspects and defendants are innocent until proven guilty. This story was compiled using public court records.
