Top Story CMC Home Solutions owner hit with obtaining property by false pretenses charge CHRISSY MURPHY Morganton News Herald Feb 9, 2024 Feb 9, 2024 Updated Mar 16, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A local contractor was charged with a felony last week after authorities say he accepted payment for a job but didn’t complete the work he promised.kAmr9C:DE@A96C |2C< r@==:?D yC][ bf[ @7 '2=56D6[ H2D 492C865 H:E9 @?6 4@F?E @7 76=@?J @3E2:?:?8 AC@A6CEJ 3J 72=D6 AC6E6?D6 2?5 @?6 4@F?E @7 >:D56>62?@C 72:=FC6 E@ H@C< 27E6C >@?6J A2:5[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 4@AJ @7 2 H2CC2?E 2?5 2 4C:>:?2= DF>>@?D 7:=65 2E E96 qFC<6 r@F?EJ r@FCE9@FD6]k^AmkAm%9@D6 492C86D DE6>>65 7C@> 2 H@>2? A2J:?8 r@==:?D Sce[___ 7@C 4@?DECF4E:@? H@C< E92E H2D ?6G6C 4@>A=6E65 2C@F?5 $6AE] `b[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 4@FCE 5@4F>6?ED]k^Am kAm|@C6 G:4E:>D A@DD:3=6%96 H@>2? ?2>65 :? E9@D6 4@FCE 5@4F>6?ED :D?’E E96 @?=J A6CD@? H9@ 92D 2==6865 r@==:?D E@@< >@?6J 7@C 4@?DECF4E:@? 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