Convicted Connecticut Home Repair Scammer In More Hot Water; AG To Get Involved

The Hartford Courant reports that Richard Koslik of Springfield, who has a past record of convictions for home improvement scams, is now facing additional charges of such severe home improvement fraud that Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal may personally handle part of the criminal cases against him.

Koslik is accused of taking tens of thousands of dollars from five homeowners and then abruptly abandoning the remodeling jobs he'd promised. Homeowners in Bristol, New Britain, Enfield, and West Hartford complained to police last year, according to police. He is already on probation for home improvement convictions in 2002, and Blumenthal plans to ask a court to put Koslik back in prison, who served only six months of his three year sentence for his previous escapades.

"Clearly he has violated his probation, and his latest arrests show he violated the conditions of his probation. We'll also pursue the pending fraud cases," said Blumenthal, who expects to handle the July 3 hearing himself rather than assign it to an assistant.

For the details of the current charges, see Man Accused In Multiple Cases Of Home Improvement Fraud.