Morgan man faces as much as 60 years in jail in swimming pool rip-off circumstances

OGDEN — A Morgan man has been sentenced to as much as 60 years in jail on a number of felony expenses for coming into into separate agreements to construct 4 swimming swimming pools however failing to observe by means of on the work.

Judge Craig Hall on Monday sentenced Robert Patrick Riley, 51, on the assorted expenses he confronted in 4 separate circumstances in Weber County — 4 counts of theft and one rely of communications fraud, second-degree felonies. Taken collectively, Riley faces 4 to 60 years’ imprisonment and should pay $294,674 in restitution, plus curiosity, to the 4 individuals who paid him for work he did not full.

“Rob never completed the project and provided excuses and promises that he would complete the work,” reads the plea settlement he reached in one of many circumstances, echoing what occurred within the different circumstances. “To date, there is much work that still remains to be done.”

A jury on Jan. 26 discovered Riley responsible of theft of greater than $5,000 and communications fraud, second-degree felonies, in one of many circumstances, which dates to April 2022. Hall sentenced him on Monday to 1 to fifteen years imprisonment on every cost, to be served concurrently, and ordered him to pay $50,000 in restitution.

Following the jury verdict, Riley pleaded responsible on March 17 as a part of plea offers within the three different circumstances.

In a case courting to May 2023, he pleaded responsible to theft of greater than $5,000, and a second cost of communications fraud was dismissed. Both expenses are second-degree felonies.

Likewise, in circumstances courting to June 2022 and November 2023, Riley pleaded responsible to particular person counts of theft exceeding $5,000 in every incident. Communications fraud expenses in every case have been dismissed, in addition to a rely of contracting and not using a license, a category A misdemeanor, within the November 2023 case.

Hall sentenced Riley to 1 to fifteen years imprisonment on every of the three theft counts from the June 2022, May 2023 and November 2023 circumstances, to be served consecutively to one another and to the time period within the April 2022 case. He additionally ordered him to pay restitution — $45,000 within the May 2023 case, $113,174 within the June 2022 case and $86,500 within the November 2023 matter.

Two felony circumstances towards Riley are nonetheless winding their means by means of 2nd District Court in Farmington, every alleging theft for not finishing work he promised to do and/or fraud. In the 2 circumstances, he variously stated he would deal with a spread of building tasks and/or construct a pool, however allegedly did not observe by means of, based on charging papers.