The Delaware Department of Justice's (DOJ) Consumer Protection Unit has taken action against several individuals for allegedly fraudulent home-improvement behavior, according to a release from the DOJ. The Consumer Protection Unit announced three indictments in a series of home-improvement frauds targeting elderly residents.
Isaac K. Lovell of Bear, Del., was indicted on charges including Racketeering, Conspiracy to Commit Racketeering, Home Improvement Fraud, and Theft Greater than $100,000. The indictment alleges that Isaac Lovell utilized his home improvement business, Phire-Fly Contracting Co., to defraud senior citizens, including an older woman from whom Lovell received over $600,000 between 2015 and 2017. A warrant was issued for Isaac Lovell’s arrest; he was recently arrested in Ohio and extradited to Delaware in August.
David H. Lovell of Wilmington, Del., was indicted on charges including Racketeering and Home Improvement Fraud. The indictment against David Lovell alleges that between 2015 and 2017, he used his home improvement business, DHL & Son Contracting, to defraud multiple elderly individuals. In a pattern similar to his brother’s, David Lovell convinced his victims to pay him for home improvement services that he never completed.
Andrew W. Masserelli of Magnolia, Del., was indicted on charges of Home Improvement Fraud and Theft Greater than $1,500. Between 2016 and 2018, Masserelli and his business, Drew’s Tree Service, allegedly defrauded multiple homeowners, including two senior citizens, by failing to substantially complete tree removal work on their properties after accepting money.
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