CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. Stephen Dukes, one of the owners of HD Custom Homes, has been arrested after several complaints of the company taking money from customers and not finishing jobs.
Stephen Dukes was arrested by Sarasota County deputies.
Matthew Harden is also wanted for building jobs the pair never finished.
Customers said HD Custom Homes took thousands of dollars from them and never finished building their homes.
Harden and Dukes each face 12 counts of misappropriation of construction funds and 1 count of scheme to fraud.
Victims said they have never been repaid for the money that was taken. One victim said she paid $170,000 and her house was only 65 percent complete.
In September 2019, Harden and Dukes claimed they didnt steal money. When Dukes bonded out of jail, he said he is not guilty and some of the victims who claim Dukes duped him, actually owe him money.
Currently, Charlotte County investigators are searching for Harden with an active warrant.
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One owner of HD Custom Homes arrested, the other on the run - NBC2 News
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