NORWALK, Conn. (AP) – An interior designer has been sentenced to two years in prison for stealing nearly $140,000 from a Connecticut homeowner during a home makeover.

Forty-nine-year-old Shawn Mazzuca of Stamford and Saugerties, N.Y., was sentenced Thursday in Norwalk Superior Court.

Authorities say they arrested Mazzuca in August 2008 for stealing the money during a $209,000 renovation to a home in Westport. Prosecutors say he bilked the homeowner out of $139,500 that was intended for the purchase of antiques, designer rugs and furniture.

Police say Mazzuca admitted to his client, Jane Henderson, that he had charged her for items he hadn’t even ordered. Mazzuca’s lawyer said his client used the money for medical expenses.

Mazzuca was ordered to repay Henderson the money he stole.

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