Former home contractor sent to state prison for fraud

A former home contractor was sentenced to a state prison term on Friday in Carbon County court for defaulting one of his customers.

Donn M. Walck, 41, of Schnecksville, was sentenced by Judge Steven R. Serfass to serve 16 to 60 months in a state correctional institution.

Walck previously pleaded guilty to one count of misrepresents or conceals contractor identifying information. He was arrested by Jim Thorpe police for taking $1,300 from a borough resident to do work at her residence and never did any of the work.

Walck is currently serving a 39 month to seven years state prison term imposed in Lehigh County for similar activity. Serfass ruled his sentence would run concurrent with Lehigh.

Walck must also make restitution of $1,400, pay court costs of about $1,000 and render 150 hours of community service when release on parole.