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Fairfield County Man Charged For Failing To Plant Trees, Police Say
A Fairfield County man has been arrested for allegedly taking $13,000 to buy and plant trees he never bought or planted.
Joseph Esposito Jr. age 53, of Redding, was arrested on Tuesday, Feb. 15 by Westport Police and charged with larceny.
According to Lieutenant David Wolf, of the Westport Police, Esposito was arrested after the department received a complaint that he had taken $13,000 in November 2021 from a Westport resident to buy and plant trees.
The work was never performed and despite multiple requests, the deposit was not returned to the complainant, Wolf said.
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