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Robert Cortese
Islip, NY
Business
Pool Party Foul: Unlicensed Contractor Forged Permit For Great River Backyard Project, DA Says
A Long Island contractor dove headfirst into trouble after faking a permit for a backyard pool project, prosecutors alleged. Robert Cortese, 37, of Huntington, was arraigned on a felony charge of possessing a forged instrument in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, June 25, after presenting a phony permit to a Great River homeowner in 2021, the district attorney’s office said. At the time, Cortese–the owner of Tool Time Construction–was not licensed to operate as a home improvement contractor in Suffolk County. The homeowner hired Cortese in May 2021 for a backyard construction project that…
