A contractor is facing charges in two counties for home renovation projects involving tens of thousands of dollars.
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Jeffery Maier was charged in Caldwell and Alexander counties with obtaining property by false pretenses.
He took more than $100,000 from two families but didn’t do the work, according to arrest warrants.
Maier cashed two checks on one of the projects while using a different name, according to court documents.