SENOIA, Ga. - A year after receiving a $17,000 down payment to build a detached garage that was never built, a Senoia contractor has been arrested, police said.

What we know:

Senoia Police say Nathan Gividen of Southern Oaks Construction took the payment from a local couple but never broke ground on the project.

Investigators say Gividen is not currently a licensed contractor and his business permit — issued in nearby Peachtree City — has been revoked. According to police, Gividen once held a contractor’s license but no longer does.

They say claiming to be licensed is not, by itself, a crime — but taking $17,000 under that claim, failing to build the garage, and refusing to refund the money crosses the line into criminal conduct. Police also allege Gividen spent the couple’s money on

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