Millville man charged with home improvement fraud

A Millville man faces fraud charges March 13 after police say he took thousands of dollars to build a pool in 2022 but never did.

After a complaint by a Dover man, Delaware State Police said they learned Jeremy Bowen, 44, of Delmarva Landscaping Solutions LLC, had signed a contract in May 2022 to install an inground pool that was supposed to be completed in five weeks. The 72-year-old man paid Bowen $43,000 to do the work, police said, but no work was done, and the man was never reimbursed. Troopers obtained a warrant for Bowen’s arrest and he turned himself in to Troop 5 where he was charged with felony home improvement fraud over $1,500 and victim is 62 or older. He was arraigned at Justice of the Peace Court 2 and released on his own recognizance.

Police urge anyone who suspects they have been defrauded by Bowen to report any incidents to their local police department.