Aurora contractor sentenced to prison for stealing from Marshall Fire victims [Video]

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — An Aurora contractor was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday after he pleaded guilty to stealing money from Marshall Fire victims in unincorporated Boulder County.

Leona Scott was accused of accepting more than $1.3 million from four families whose homes were either damaged or destroyed in the fire but not completing the construction work.

“He entered into a separate contract with each of the four families, took their money, but did not use their money as intended,” the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. “In addition, he was not properly licensed to build homes in Boulder County.”

Scott was arrested for theft, a Class 2 felony because the value was $1 million or more. He pleaded guilty in October to theft, a Class 3 felony, according to the Boulder County District Attorney’s Office.

Scott was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in prison. The judge gave him credit for 185 days already served.

The DA’s …