CHICAGO (WLS) -- Joliet contractor Joseph Hisel was ordered to pay back a homeowner following an ABC7 I-Team report as Will County officials say they are looking into more allegations of home repair fraud.
Hisel was sentenced to a year of court supervision on a theft charge, fined $200 and ordered Hisel to pay back the resident the $1,801. A theft by deception charge was dropped.
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A Will County spokesperson said Hisel paid back the homeowner Monday.
Hisel, who ignored calls and refused to talk to the I-Team at his Joliet home, is accused of leaving at least two homeowners with unfinished basements after they paid him anywhere from $7,000 to $15,000.
Will County prosecutors said they are reviewing similar claims from other homeowners and attorneys.
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Hisel is also being investigated by the Illinois attorney general and was recently indicted in Grundy County on three felony counts related to home repair fraud.