SHARON, MA — An elderly woman was scammed out of $4,000 cash by an individual going door to door claiming he could pave her driveway on Tuesday.
The suspect allegedly took the cash from the elderly woman and never returned to do the work.
Sharon Police Detective Pasco began an investigation and discovered the same individual is being investigated by multiple police departments in Massachusetts for the same scam.
The individual was identified as William “Bill” Pusateri, of Dedham, who has 11 active warrants out for his arrest.
Pusateri used company names of Priority 1 Paving out of Dedham and Best Price Paving in the Sharon area and is working with others yet to be identified.
On Thursday, Detective Pasco located Pusateri inside a motel room in Sharon.
With the assistance of patrol, detectives took Pusateri into custody.
He was transported to Stoughton District Court where he was arraigned on charges of larceny over $250 from a person over 60 years old and common and notorious thief.
He will also answer to the 11 outstanding warrants.
