Melvin Lee Romeo
PARKERSBURG A Parkersburg man is facing multiple charges in connection with several separate acts of schemes and forgery affecting many victims in the area.
Wood County Magistrate Court records say Melvin Lee Romeo, 43, 801 Pike St., Parkersburg has been fraudulently buying and selling property and has received an unknown amount of money from several victims.
On some occasions, Romeo has attempted to buy property but doesn’t pay for it; he then claims to own it and tries to sell it to someone else.
According to a criminal complaint filed with the Wood County Magistrate Court, Romeo had an agreement with Victim A last June in regard to a property sale including pieces of land and cleaning equipment and vehicles from a local business.