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Irish contractor faces sentencing in 'traveling conman fraud' scheme – The Boston Globe

John O’Brien, of Dublin, will be sentenced April 7 in US District Court in Rhode Island for bilking dozens of homeowners in Rhode Island and Massachusetts out of $1.5 million

Donald S. Fife stands in front of his home in Warwick, R.I. He said he handed John O’Brien a check for $9,500 but became suspicious when O’Brien told him the damage was worse than expected and that he’d need $95,000 to fix the foundation. Edward Fitzpatrick

conman who defrauded older homeowners out of their life savings. Or a hard-working family man pursuing the American dream.

Court documents present two contrasting views of John O’Brien, the Irish contractor who has admitted to bilking dozens of homeowners in Rhode Island and Massachusetts out of more than $1.5 million in unnecessary home repairs.

O’Brien, 28, of Dublin, is scheduled to be sentenced on April 7 in US District Court in Rhode Island after pleading…

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