OSCEOLA, N.Y. -- A woman paid Daniel J. Mace $55,000 to build a large garage in the North Country, but he never built the garage, troopers said.

During a six-month stretch in 2018, the woman wrote Mace check after check -- paying him to pour concrete, put new pipes in a well and add a deck to their new garage, troopers said. But when she visited her Osceola property in May 2019, it looked unchanged: No work had been done, troopers said.

All the woman has to show for the $55,000 she paid Mace is a set of architecture drawings, she told troopers.

Mace, owner of DJM Construction, has been charged with bilking close to $100,000 from customers across Central New York and the North Country. according to police agencies contacted by Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard. At least three police agencies have accused him of taking money for construction jobs he failed to finish -- or often failed to even start.

Mace, 29, of Kirkville, has been arrested at least six times this year. The New York State Police, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office and the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office have filed charges against him.

DJM Construction opened in 2014, according to the Better Business Bureau. The BBB has given the Chittenango-based home improvement business a D-plus rating. On Yelp, DJM Construction has a one-star rating.

When reached by Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard, Mace declined to comment.

Mace was arrested by state police on July 11, July 22 and Oct. 21. Here are the three cases against him, according to Trooper Jack Keller, a state police spokesman:

Sullivan, Madison County: A man hired Mace in August 2018 to build a pole barn at his home on DeVaul Road in Sullivan. The man also hired Mace to put a roof on a four-car garage at his DeVaul Road business. Mace told his customer the barn would be built by Thanksgiving 2018 and the garage roof would be finished by New Years Day 2019. But as of June 2019, Mace had only built the rough frame of the barn. He had not had roofing materials sent to the customer’s home and had done no work on the garage roof. The man paid $27,294.81 for jobs that were never completed.

Lyme, Jefferson County: Mace was hired in July 2018 to work on a cottage in Lyme, Jefferson County. The cottage owner paid Mace to buy materials and and work on the cabin. The man eventually discovered Mace had lied about ordering the materials. When the man confronted him, Mace wrote the man a $6,000 refund check from DJM Construction. Days after cashing the check, the cottage owner learned the check had been returned because DJM Construction’s account did not have enough money. The cottage owner never got his $6,000 refund.

Osceola, Lewis County: A woman signed a $50,000 contract with DJM Construction in June 2018. She hired Mace to build a 30-foot-by-40-foot garage on Jackson Hill Road in Osceola, Lewis County. Along with giving Mace a $30,000 down payment, the woman wrote Mace checks to cover the costs of a delivery of concrete, to replace pipes in a well and get the well inspected. She gave him more money in December 2018 when she decided to put a deck on the garage. But when the woman visited her property months later, no work had been done. The woman lost $55,000.

For the three unfinished jobs, state police have charged Mace with second-degree grand larceny and two counts of third-degree grand larceny, all felonies.

Mace was arrested twice by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office last summer on July 23 and Aug. 29. Here are the two cases against him, according to the sheriff’s office:

Madison County: Mace wrote a $2,949 check to a Madison County business to buy merchandise and services. But Mace wrote the check from an account that had been closed for over a year. There was no money to cover the check.

Sullivan, Madison County: Mace was paid $3,525 in September 2018 to do renovations on a resident’s Sullivan home. Close to a year later, Mace had done no work on the resident’s home.

For the two cases, Mace has been charged with third-degree grand larceny, a felony, and issuing a bad check, a misdemeanor.

Mace is also facing charges in Onondaga County:

Onondaga County: He was arrested Oct. 10 by the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office and charged with writing bad checks and stealing over $3,000. Mace was charged with third-degree grand larceny and issuing bad checks, said Sgt. Jon Seeber, sheriff’s office spokesman.

Mace is not in custody.