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Florida attorney general sues pool contractor and partner, 3 companies

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA ) — The Florida Attorney General’s Office has filed a civil lawsuit against three now-closed pool companies, along with contractor Jordan Hidalgo and one-time partner Doug Griffith.
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Florida Attorney General reduces pool contractor judgment from $1.9 million to $60 grand

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Public documents show pool contractor Jordan Hidalgo agreed to a settlement with the Florida Attorney General’s Office in July, six months before the AG filed a lawsuit against ...
WTSP

Yes, Florida law leaves homeowners on the hook for contractor’s unpaid bills

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Your home is likely your biggest investment, so you want to protect it. But before you hire someone to do repairs or renovations, could state law put your home at risk for your ...
NBC 6 South Florida

Pool contractor behind $1M fraud targeting Florida homeowners gets 18 years in prison

A pool contractor whose fraud scheme bilked nearly 100 Florida homeowners out of more than $1 million was given a lengthy prison sentence. Ricardo Villarroel Duerto, owner of Villa Pavers and Pools, ...
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Florida veteran out $111K for unfinished pool after contractor took his money and disappeared — and he wasn’t the only v

When retired Army veteran Luis Angel Gomez hired Dreamscape Pools for his Hillsborough County, Florida home in 2023, he thought his backyard project would be straight-forward — as his niece’s was. But ...