SHERIDAN — Hamilton County prosecutors have filed criminal charges following a WRTV Investigation into a Greenwood pool contractor accused of taking money from customers and not doing the work promised.
Justin Lee Carter, the owner of Smarter Pools, is charged with Fraud and Theft, both level 5 felonies.
Sheridan Police Department conducted an investigation following a complaint filed by homeowner Jenny Peretin, also a mother of two children.
“This is where we were planning on putting our 35 to 40 foot pool that Smarter Pools was going to install last summer,” said Peretin. “Unfortunately, there is no pool.”
Peretin said she paid Carter $60,000 for pool installation. She provided a copy of her payment to WRTV Investigates.
Peretin said Smarter Pools never did any work on her pool.
“We have nothing,” said Peretin. “We, we don’t even have a hole in the ground. So we didn’t…
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