Texas home developer stole client cash for personal benefit
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Inset: Brett Detamore (West University Place Police Department). Background: Dodge Ram TRX Detamore allegedly burned (Lawsuit).

A Texas developer, who confessed to misusing millions from customers to finance trips to major sports events like the Super Bowl and World Series, reportedly attempted to fake his own disappearance to escape accountability. He will now serve several years in prison.

Brett Michael Detamore, at the age of 40, admitted to wire fraud last year and received a sentence of 51 months in prison, which is equivalent to four years and three months. In addition, he has been ordered to repay $2.3 million to more than ten victims, as reported by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas.

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According to prosecutors, Detamore, who owned Detamore Development LLC, misappropriated at least $1.5 million meant for housing projects for his own personal expenses. He submitted fraudulent invoices to banks to secure construction loans for single-family homes he was supposed to build. These funds were then used for his personal gains, as stated by the prosecutors.

According to the indictment, Detamore in October 2022 entered into a contract with a client to build a single-family home on Nottingham Street in Houston. But Detamore never built the home and instead pocketed the funds.

Several of the victims spoke about the financial ruin Detamore caused them. According to a courtroom report by local NBC affiliate KPRC, victim Lori Williamson told the court how she was hesitant about Detamore building her dream home because they were friends.

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Detamore responded to her concern: “Who better to trust than your good friends,” Williamson reportedly testified.

KPRC also spoke with another victim after the hearing who worked for, and was friends with, Detamore.

“I mean, we had to figure out how to financially come out of the hole that he left us,” Sergio Moreno told the TV station. “Even though we were given a small amount back … it’s still not making up what we lost.”

As Law&Crime previously reported, Detamore’s wife reported him missing in June 2023. According to the West University Place Police Department, Detamore’s yellow Dodge Ram TRX was found burned at Bear Creek Pioneers Park hours after the then-missing person left his home.

Six days after the reported disappearance, Detamore was found at a bus stop in San Antonio, leading cops to announce he had been “reunited with his family.”

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