APSO ARRESTS LAFAYETTE MAN ON CONTRACTOR FRAUD – 4/23/2019 9:54 AM

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According to Sheriff Bobby Webre, the Financial Crimes Unit arrested 37-year-old Ellis St. Pierre on residential contractor fraud on Friday, April 19.

An investigation revealed that St. Pierre received $40,000 to rebuild a flood damaged residence in 2017 but no work was ever completed. The victim received a refund of $20,000 from St. Pierre’s business partner but never received the remainder of the funds.

St. Pierre was booked into the Ascension Parish Jail and posted a $20,000 bond.