WECT INVESTIGATES: Hampstead business owner faces felony charge, state investigation | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV

WECT INVESTIGATES: Hampstead business owner faces felony charge, state investigation | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV

HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (WECT) – A Hampstead pool contractor faces a felony charge and state review after neighbors accused him of taking tens of thousands of dollars and leaving pool projects unfinished. Christian Villa, owner of Sunrise Pools, was arrested April 2 and charged with felony obtaining property by false pretense. Court documents say he illegally cheated clients out of their money. Meredith Todaro hired Sunrise Pools last year to build a ne…