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- Pending Government Action:Government Action: BBB reports on known government actions involving business’ marketplace conduct:State 0f Florida vs Ricardo Jesus Villarroel-Duerto. Case number 21CF2535A Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Seminole County Florida
As of October 28, 2021:
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.--Attorney General Ashley Moody and Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis announced the arrest of Ricardo Villarroel Duerto, owner of Villa Pavers and Pools, for allegedly defrauding nearly 100 homeowners throughout the state in excess of $1 million. Authorities also arrested Luis Alvarez Daboin of Conquer Pools, along with Villa Pavers and Pools salespersons Michael Borrego Fernandez and Laura Ballester Alpizar, for involvement in the scheme. Attorney General Moody's Office of Statewide Prosecution will prosecute the defendants.
The Florida Department of Financial Services' Division of Investigative & Forensics Services initiated an investigation into Villa Pavers and Pools after receiving a complaint that the company collected 80% of the contracted price for the installation of a pool and never completed the job. The investigation revealed that the alleged business model for Villa Pavers and Pools aimed to collect 40% of the initial contracted price to install a pool, with no intent of doing the job, and/or leaving an unusable backyard with a giant hole.
The investigation also uncovered that licensed general contractor Luis Alvarez Daboin of Conquer Pools aided and abetted unlicensed Ricardo Villarroel Duerto and Concetta Villarroel Arismendi, owners of Villa Pavers and Pools, to defraud homeowners throughout the state. Luis Alvarez Daboin sold the use of his general contractor license to unlicensed Villa Pavers and Pools, so the company could present a contractor license to homeowners and obtain building permits.
Ricardo Villarroel Duerto, Michael Borrego Fernandez, Laura Ballester Alpizar and Luis Alvarez Daboin are charged with racketeering, scheme to defraud and grand theft. If convicted, the defendants could face up to 30 years in prison. Additional arrests are expected. Assistant Statewide Prosecutor Rebecca Smith-Hameroff will handle the prosecutions.
For further information, please contact:
Florida Attorney General's Office
Contact: Kylie Mason
Phone: (850) 245-0150
LINK: http://www.myfloridalegal.com/newsrel.nsf/pv/5102C450045F2A658525877C00655004
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- BBB File Opened:
- 1/12/2017
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- Villa Pavers and Pools LLC
- Business Management:
- Mr. Ricardo Jesus Villarroel-Duerto
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