A GoFundMe page has been set up for Korinne Van Patten. Her entire life savings and retirement funds were wiped out after a con man falsely promised to renovate her home. Chad Nichols, of Ballston Spa, allegedly gutted Van Patten’s kitchen, deck, and two bathrooms at her Guilderland home. He never finished the job. He’s facing charges of grand larceny charges and criminal impersonation.