Reife Nels Peterson, also known as “RJ”, is suspended several charges, including Grand theft and the identity of an contractor during an emergency.
The owner of JKS Construction, Peterson, is accused of collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars for repairs to the hurricane Ian and instead the money.
A victim claimed that he had lost $ 49,000 and was left behind without a roof. Now there are more people to share their experiences.
After the hurricane Ian, JKS Construction allegedly went through the neighborhoods that offer roof repairs.
Ron Ortolan, one of the affected homeowners, said: “It was only 36 months of a nightmare, and today we are not closer today than 36 months ago.”
George Downing, another former customer, expressed his frustration. “This type is ruthless. He just has no compassion for people. He has to go to prison for the rest of his life, ”said Downing.
Peterson arrested the Department of Charlotte County's sheriff last week after he had submitted. The arrest report describes that he fake the checks of customers, which led to the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
“It did my day and still thinks about it today, I'm happy,” said Downing. Ortolan added: “Yes, he should have been arrested two years ago. What he did to many people, not just me. ”
Both downing downing's initial deposit of 3,500 US dollars was stolen, but he finally regained the costs through legal steps.
Ortolan is equipped by almost $ 50,000, but after he has hired a new roofer after the JKS building, he is $ 90.
Ortolan explained why he turned to Wink News a few months ago.
“We will see more storms. We have to stop this now; I can't see anyone going through what I did, ”said Ortolan. “I thought about jumping from a bridge myself. Do you know that it is only that: you wake up every morning and ask yourself, will your roof be there tomorrow? ”
Homeowners received an apology after an apology and assured them that a roof would be ready, but it was never.
“They only came to them after an apology,” said Downing. “And so I was probably six months later when I said I wanted to get out.”
From a contract, it is not easy to often require additional expenses for lawyers.
Ortolan said: “You took my roof from me a week before the hurricane season and had no intention. He didn't. Well, we later found that he has never ordered the roof. The roof never came. ”
“If this type can run, it will be in another state and he will do it. And the fact is, he came to Florida and he hunted all the elders, ”said Downing.
Peterson is charged with fraudsters, identifying a contractor during an emergency and a large theft of 100,000 or more for a contractor.
Although it connects, Downing and Ortolan remains concerned that he could flee. Both emphasized the need for better protection for homeowners and stricter enforcement of contractor regulations.
Peterson's next court date is in April.
JKS Construction is not a BBB accredited business. With regard to the rating, the BBB said: “This business has no evaluation because BBB contains information that indicates that it is not in the business.”