Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 39-year-old Jarrod D. Vosburg of Appleton, New York pleaded guilty on Monday afternoon before State Supreme Court Justice Paul B. Wojtaszek to one count of Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree (Class “E” felony).

Between August 8, 2018 and September 22, 2018, the defendant entered into home improvement contracts with seven victims who resided in the Town of Amherst, Town of Aurora, City of Buffalo and Town of Grand Island. Once the defendant received a substantial down payment to perform the services in the contract, he abandoned the project without purchasing any materials or performing any work. The victims lost a combined total of $41,000 as a result of the scheme.

As part of his guilty plea, Vosburg signed a Confession of Judgment to pay full restitution. To date, he has paid $21,500 to the victims.

Vosburg faces a maximum of 4 years in prison when he is sentenced on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. He remains released on his own recognizance.

DA Flynn commends Detective Brian O’Hara of the Erie County Sheriff’s Office and Erie County District Attorney’s Office Confidential Criminal Investigator Philip Torre for their work in this investigation.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Christopher P. Jurusik from the Special Investigations and Prosecutions Bureau.