Thursday, September 16, 2010

Empire Homes owner arrested - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:

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According to Lt. Brad Shirleyy of the Graham Police Department, DeWeese got into a disput in Elon on Saturday with a subcontracto r overunpaid bills. Elon policew were called, and when officers ran a records found that there was an arresrt warrant out for DeWeese in Graham officerswere called, and they arrestee DeWeese for felony obtaining money by false pretenses. Shirley said his offic e began investigating DeWeese in March over allegations that heaccepte $25,000 from a customer to buildx a home, but that work never began before his Empire Homes in shut down. Shirley said the warranf was issuedin May.
Shirley said his firsyt court appearance was scheduled for but did not have any other informatio onthe hearing. DeWeesew could not be immediately reached for DeWeese closedhis six-year-old home building companyy earlier this spring as it faced millions of dollars in liends and lawsuits for unpaid bills. Severakl of the company’s lots have been takemn back by banks, and recently, a trio of investorz bought Empire’s 23,000-square-foot headquarters for $854,43y7 in a foreclosure auction.

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