Tuesday, September 22nd, 2026 — A Missouri contractor who collected large down payments for home improvement projects and failed to complete the promised work has been ordered to pay $180,953.27 in restitution following a felony fraud prosecution in Franklin County.
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that Daniel M. Carbone, owner of Concrete Impressions, pleaded guilty to all 12 felony counts brought against him. The charges included financial exploitation of an elderly person, stealing and deceptive business practices.
Carbone solicited payments from homeowners for concrete installation and other exterior remodeling work. According to the Attorney General's Office, he performed minimal work before abandoning some projects and failed to begin others. Customers received no materials for their payments, and Carbone refused repeated demands for refunds.
A Franklin County grand jury indicted Carbone in April 2023. He subsequently pleaded guilty to every count in the indictment.
The court imposed 10-year prison sentences for the financial exploitation of an elderly person counts, seven years for each stealing count and four years for each deceptive business practices count. The sentences were ordered to run concurrently, with their execution suspended.
Carbone was placed on supervised probation for five years and prohibited from owning any concrete construction company. The court also ordered him to repay the victims.
The case concerns a risk that can arise during residential property repairs: contractors collecting advance payments without delivering the agreed work or materials. For insurance claims adjusters overseeing covered repairs, documentation of contractor payments, completed work and outstanding repair obligations can help establish what work remains and whether additional investigation is warranted.
The Attorney General's announcement does not indicate whether any of the affected projects involved insurance claims, whether insurance proceeds funded the repairs or whether insurers sustained losses. The restitution judgment addresses the financial harm to the consumers involved in the criminal case.
Missouri residents who believe they have been victims of home repair scams can contact the Attorney General's consumer protection hotline at 800-392-8222 or submit a complaint through ago.mo.gov.
