Man Arrested After Being Paid $398K For Work On LI Home That Was Never Completed: PD

MALVERNE, NY — A Yonkers man was arrested after being paid $398,000 by a woman, 78, for work on her home that was never completed, police said.

According to Nassau County police, Michael Anderson, 35, was arrested on Tuesday at 10:47 a.m. in Malverne. According to detectives, in October 2024, a 78-year-old woman was approached at her home by an unknown male claiming that she needed a new roof.

She agreed to have construction work done for an estimated $70,000 but over the next couple months, the man kept requesting more and more money, police said.

The woman issued multiple checks totaling $398,000 — but the work was not been completed, police said.

On Tuesday, Anderson, 35, was placed under arrest when he responded to the victim’s home to pick up a check for $75,000, police said. The investigation is ongoing to find an additional unknown male involved in the incident, police said.

Anderson was charged with fourth-degree attempted grand larceny, police said. He was released on an appearance ticket and taken into custody by U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents, police said.

Detectives ask that anyone who may have been a victim of Anderson's to contact the Fifth Squad at 516-573–6553.