ROME, N.Y. — A multi-state investigation has resulted in new charges against a Rome man who had been arrested in January for allegedly selling a piece of heavy equipment on eBay, then not supplying it.
Cody Madonia, 26, was charged Thursday with second-degree grand larceny, scheme to defraud, and falsifying business records — all felonies.
In a release, police said that following Madonia’s Jan. 15 arrest on third-degree grand larceny charges, other complaints arose from around the country.
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In January, New York State police said Madonia’s business, Proforce Excavation and Equipment, located at 8490 Turn Road in Rome, sold a Bobcat skid-steer for $17,500 and failed to deliver.
Police said Thursday that complaints from elsewhere showed Madonia received more than $90,000 from victims.
Pennsylvania State Police, the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department in Indiana, and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department in Tennessee assisted in the investigation, New York State police said.
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Photo credit: New York State Police
