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- Christopher Diaz Delgado faces charges of defrauding clients in home remodeling.
- He allegedly pocketed $45,000 for a project without completing the work.
- Delgado's contractor license was revoked; he faces multiple fraud charges.
SALT LAKE CITY — A West Jordan man is facing criminal charges accusing him of defrauding several people by pocketing money for home remodeling projects and not performing the work or issuing a refund.
Christopher Diaz Delgado, 50, was charged Thursday in 3rd District Court with two counts of communications fraud, a second-degree felony, and acting as a contractor without a license, a class A misdemeanor.
On Jan. 9, Salt Lake police took a report from a homeowner who has paid Delgado about $45,000 since 2023 for a remodeling project on Yale Avenue. The homeowner hired Delgado, who was working as ADC Construction, "to demolish his garage and then rebuild it into a dance studio" and made a $13,500 deposit, followed by a $32,500 payment in August of 2023 for building materials, according to charging documents.
"(The homeowner) said Delgado did a small amount of demolition after receiving the $13,500 deposit, but then stopped. (He) reported he received a lien notice that was placed on his home from the supply company who fronted Delgado the material for the plumbing, despite having paid Delgado for this on Sept. 20, 2023," according to the charges.
The project was supposed to be completed by April 2024, but the homeowner has not had contact with Delgado since then and has since learned that Delgado's contractor license was revoked by the state, the charges state.
According to the Division of Professional Licensing's website, Delgado was cited at least a half-dozen times for violations since 2023 — including five citations in 2024 — for violations such as abandonment of a project, failing to obtain a permit and practicing without a license. Some of those violations against Delgado happened while he was doing business as Sierra Solei.
In addition to his licensing violations, Delgado also faces criminal charges in 3rd District Court in three other cases. In those three cases, he is charged with theft, communications fraud, engaging in a pattern of unlawful activity and issuing a bad check, second-degree felonies, and engaging in construction without a license, class A misdemeanor. Charging documents state Delgado was doing business as Alta Design and Construction at the time of many of those charges.
On May 5, he was convicted in San Juan County's 7th District Court of communications fraud, a third-degree felony, and engaging in construction without a license, a class A misdemeanor. He is scheduled to be sentenced in that case on June 23.
