A Dedham paving contractor will spend five to six years in state prison for stealing more than $15,000 from 11 homeowners.

William Pusateri, 59, promised driveway and home-improvement work he never completed, targeting seniors across four towns. He pleaded guilty to multiple counts of larceny and was sentenced by Judge Michael P. Doolin in Norfolk County Superior Court, Norfolk County District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey announced Thursday, Oct. 1.

"The defendant stole from the victims who trusted him and took advantage of senior citizens," Morrissey said.

Pusateri's victims lived in Dedham, Foxboro, Sharon and Westwood. He collected deposits for paving and renovation projects, then failed to perform or complete the work, according to the DA's office. Beyond prison time, Doolin ordered 18 months of probation after Pusateri's release and restitution to victims. The restitution amount has not yet been determined.

Police departments in all four towns investigated the case. Detectives obtained search warrants, bank records and surveillance videos to build the charges, Morrissey said. Assistant District Attorneys Adam Stewart and Michael Gaffney prosecuted the case.

The sentencing caps a years-long pattern. Pusateri had already served two years in prison after a Middlesex County conviction for a similar scheme, first reported by NBC10 Boston in 2022. He also served three years for a paving scam conviction in Worcester County more than a decade ago.

His record kept growing. After his Middlesex County release, Pusateri continued taking deposits from homeowners, NBC10 Boston reported. A Worcester County judge sentenced him to four to five years earlier in 2026 for violating probation conditions, including accepting new deposits and missing restitution payments.

Among the victims named in the Norfolk County indictment was Richard Ludwig, an 81-year-old Foxboro resident, Army veteran and retired reserve police officer with Parkinson's disease. Ludwig told NBC10 Boston in March that Pusateri offered a driveway deal, then returned asking for more money before disappearing with an additional $600.

Matt Conlon, a Foxboro single parent who cares for his 81-year-old mother, Patricia, paid Pusateri $8,000 for a wheelchair ramp and other home improvements that were never done. "He disappeared. It became pretty obvious that I had been swindled," Conlon told NBC10 Boston in March.

Pusateri operated under names including "Priority 1 Paving" and "Best Price Paving," according to criminal complaints reviewed by NBC10 Boston. A prosecutor said at a bail hearing that Pusateri had a 27-page record with the Massachusetts Board of Probation.

It is unclear from available records whether the Norfolk County sentence will run concurrently with or consecutively to the Worcester County sentence imposed earlier this year.

Residents who believe they were victims of a home-improvement scam can contact their local police department or the Norfolk County District Attorney's office.