A Pittsburgh man is facing charges after he was paid over $270,000 to design and build a new home in 2021 but never started the project, the District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday.
According to the district attorney’s office, Page Thomas received a payment of $276,540 in November 2021 to design and construct a new home, but still hasn’t taken any action to advance the project. Allegedly, Thomas used the money for his personal benefit.
According to the criminal complaint, Thomas had “lied about every aspect of the failed project.” He claimed excavators were being scheduled to work, claimed his clients were “terminating for convenience” and offered to refund the payment but didn’t actually do so.
In January 2022, the clients paid Thomas an additional $10,352 for chairs, the complaint said. Thomas allegedly bought the wrong chairs, returned them and told the clients he would reimburse them, but never did.
The complaint said the contract was severed in August 2023. Thomas allegedly continued to cancel meetings with attorneys and constantly leaves for his home in Maryland every time he’s supposed to pay his clients back.