Hilltown Township Police have announced a multi-agency investigation into a custom furniture company that allegedly scammed numerous customers via Facebook and other social media sites.
The investigation, which is being led by the Bucks County Detective Bureau and includes members of the Newtown Township and Bedminster Township police departments, is targeting the Perkasie-based A&A Custom Furniture and it’s two owners — Austin and Amanda Smallacombe.
Police said numerous victims have come forward stating they contacted the Smallacombe’s through Facebook and other social media networks to have them build custom furniture, however after paying large deposits, the Smallacombe’s never provided the finished furniture.
According to the press release by Hilltown Township Police, investigators believe there are additional victims that have yet to come forward. Police are asking anyone who may have been scammed by the Smallacombe’s to contact one of the following law enforcement officers:
Charges against the Smallacombe’s have not been filed at this time in connection with this investigation. Austin Smallacombe did not respond to this new organization’s request for comment, and the Facebook page for A&A Custom Furniture has been taken down.
A review of court records in Montgomery and Bucks counties shows multiple civil lawsuits against Austin Smallacombe, all of which he appears to have lost. Additionally, records show Austin Smallacombe pleaded guilty in June 2021 to felony counts of false statements to induce agreement for home improvement services, receiving advanced payment for services and failing to perform, theft by deception and theft by failing to make required dispersal of funds, along with multiple misdemeanor counts of insurance fraud.
Sentencing notes indicate Smallacombe had to serve six months in county jail and six months of house arrest, followed by 10 years’ probation. Smallacombe was also ordered to pay a total $45,537.58 in restitution and avoid further contact with the victims, which appears to have been completed in September 2022.
Smallacombe was also prohibited from operating his own contractor business as part of that sentence, court records show.
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