Roscoe operates Ajax Roofing Repair,a company that goes into neighborhoods after hail storms and seeks to obtain jobs repairing roofs.He uses second-rate materials and charges very high prices for the work.After one particular storm,Roscoe approaches Hazel,a 85-year-old widow who lives alone.Roscoe offers Hazel a free inspection of her roof.The roof has suffered only minor damage but Roscoe tells Hazel that it has suffered serious hail damage.Fearful that her roof will leak,Hazel signs a contract with Ajax to repair the roof.She agrees to pay $2,800,an amount that is more than double what most roofers would charge.Roscoe's crew makes the minor repairs to the roof and collects the $2,800.When Hazel's son learns of the roof repair,he calls the police.Roscoe has committed:
A) theft because he deceived Hazel about the condition of the roof.
B) criminal simulation because he only pretended to do major repairs to the roof.
C) fraud because he made a misstatement of a material fact.
D) no offense because Hazel could have gotten bids from other roofers.
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