Man accused in home improvement scam

ARCADE, N.Y. (WIVB)  – A Rushford man has been accused of scamming an elderly Arcade resident by charging $12,000 to power wash a house, cut some tree limbs, and clean gutters.
James R. Stuart, 58, of Rushford, was charged Wednesday with third degree grand larceny and scheme to defraud following an investigation by Wyoming County Sheriff’s deputies into the fraud.
Stuart also had pending charges from the Town of Cuba in which he received money to do similar work and never return