Boulder sheriff arrests 2 in driveway paving scam that cost one resident $50,000

A picture of the truck used in a paving scam. (Boulder County Sheriff's Office)

The Boulder County Sheriff's Office has made two arrests in a driveway paving scam that has been moving across Colorado, including one case in Boulder in which someone paid $50,000 to have their driveway paved.

According to a news release, the scammers were in Boulder County in late 2012 and earlier this year, and deputies are currently investigating three cases.

Two people in the case were arrested Wednesday in relation to the case. Michael Sullivan, 55, a Boulder County resident, was arrested in Lognmont while Rodney Jackson, 53, was arrested in Montrose, both on suspicion of theft over $20,000 and crimes against at-risk adults. Both charges are felonies.

Both men are in custody at the Boulder County Jail on $20,000 bond.

Investigators said a person with a paving company tells a resident they have leftover asphalt from another job in the area and offer the resident a deal to pave their driveway, fill cracks or put a seal coat over existing pavement at a reduced cost.

Once the job is half done, the company says they will need more money to finish the job, and by the end of the job have significantly overcharged the resident. In one case, a Boulder County resident paid $50,000.

Officials said the group is not affiliated with any legitimate company. Their truck has "Asphalt Paving" on the door, and sometimes go by "Tri State." Their paperwork has "Asphalt Paving-Sealcoating-Crack filling; Contract-Receipt-Equipment & Bodily Damage Release" across the top.

The group has also reportedly tried the scam in Larimer County and on the Western Slope, and may be traveling form state to state, including Texas, Utah, Arizona and Nevada.

Anyone who has been contacted by this group is asked to contact Boulder County sheriff's Detective Brian Jones at 303-441-1681 or Detective Paul Dunphy at 303-441-3673.

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Boulder sheriff arrests 2 in driveway paving scam that cost one resident $50,000