Warren man charged with defrauding Boardman women

BOARDMAN — Police have accused a Warren man of taking money for work at a condominium complex that he didn’t do.

Aura Adams, 46, of Adelaide Avenue Southeast, is charged with two counts of theft by deception. The victims are women. Adams was released from the Mahoning County Jail after posting $8,000 bond.

Three Pearson Circle women, one 87, the other two both 62, told police in April that they and another Pearson Circle resident paid Adams, who owns All Homes R Us of Warren, $2,756 to repair and replace two outside metal patios at their condominiums.

He was supposed to begin the work last September but didn’t show up, one of the women told police. Last November, the women received a letter telling them that Adams had trouble getting the steel for the decks and was unable to do the work until the weather broke, according to the police report.

When the women tried to contact him, they received no answer at the number Adams had provided, according to the report.