Find Your Daily Voice
Capital District
Albany Rensselaer Schenectady
Serving Albany, Rensselaer, and Schenectady Counties
Thursday, jun 27
72°
Follow
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Capital District
Albany Rensselaer Schenectady
Follow
Find Your Daily Voice
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Politics
Sports
Real Estate
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Home
About us
All sites
Advertise with us
Contact us
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Code of ethics
Site Map
© 2024 Cantata Media
72°
Thursday, jun 27
Tag:
Michael Matteo
News
$138K Scam: Contractor Skips Town After Taking Albany Homeowner's Cash, Police Say
A construction contractor is facing charges after allegedly scamming a homeowner in the region out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Michael Matteo, age 57, of Albany, was arraigned in Albany County Court on Thursday, Oct. 19. According to Albany Police, the victim reached out to investigators in August 2023 saying they had paid Matteo for construction work that was never completed. An investigation found that Matteo received nearly $140,000 between June 2022 and January 2023 to renovate a home in Albany. Matteo accepted the payments, but never finished the project, police said. He i…