Norwich — Businessman Zane Megos was arrested last week on three charges in connection with an incident last fall, when a woman claimed Megos used his business partner's name in taking deposits for a North Main Street apartment that was condemned at the time.

Megos, 58, of 31 Dellwood Road, Norwich, was charged Aug. 4 by Norwich police with attempted third-degree larceny, third-degree forgery and criminal impersonation.

The case was moved to New London Superior Court and combined with Megos' Aug. 21 court appearance on six probation violation charges, a charge of drug possession and three motor vehicle charges.

Megos is on probation after he pleaded guilty in April 2014 to misdemeanor larceny charges for incidents in which Megos took deposits for apartments and houses that never became available.

In the affidavit, Norwich police officer Christopher Hawrylik said a woman, her father, her husband and their juvenile son had planned to rent an apartment at 467-469 N. Main St. in Norwich owned by Bishop Taylor, Megos' business partner.

During transactions of deposits and in discussions, the family told police Megos provided receipts signed by Taylor and identified himself as Taylor.

The woman and her father learned his identity when they went to the city Building Department to ask why inspections had been delayed, as Megos had claimed. Megos returned the family's deposit of $2,925.

Megos and Taylor told the investigating police officer that Taylor had pre-signed receipts, but that he had not given Megos permission to claim his identity.

Megos told police he owns “90 percent” of the business with Taylor, but the property was placed in Taylor's name because of ongoing problems Megos has with city Assistant Building Official Greg Arpin.

According to Hawrylik, Megos said Arpin “is purposely intimidating prospective tenants and buyers” and said the problems date back to 1994, when Megos won a civil litigation against Arpin's cousin.

“Since then, Arpin has aggressively attempted to ruin his business ventures by condemning his buildings, essentially costing the Accused thousands of dollars in renovation costs,” Hawrylik wrote in the affidavit.

Hawrylik added that at no time did the alleged victims mention Arpin's name. Hawrylik the Building Department had no records of scheduled inspections on the North Main Street apartment during the time when the family gave deposits.

Arpin said Tuesday he was unaware of the accusation and denied the claims.

The apartment house at 467-469 N Main St. was condemned in 2011 by Building Official Joe East. The inspection to reopen the apartment was done by Director of Inspections James Troeger in December 2014.

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