Arrest warrant leads to refund promise for 89-year-old Omaha fraud victim

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Months after an exclusive First Alert 6 investigation, an 89-year-old Omaha homeowner gets surprising news. After paying thousands of dollars for roof repairs never done, an arrest warrant has paid off.

Though a boy when his family escaped the communist takeover of Latvia, Herberts Melnalksnis remembers passing the Statue of Liberty.

“It’s a military ship, but it brought immigrants over,” Melnalksnis said…

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