VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – The proprietor of a now-defunct Volusia County enterprise was arrested on Tuesday after native residents accused him of operating off with their cash with out doing the work he promised, in response to courtroom data.
Police stated 63-year-old Maurice Bushroe was the proprietor of Blue Ribbon Swimming pools, a pool building enterprise based mostly out of Port Orange. State data present that he has additionally operated below different enterprise names, together with Blue Tiger Swimming pools, Blue Ribbon Group and Low cost Pool N Spa.
In an affidavit, police stated that Bushroe obtained $18,500 in August 2022 from an Ormond Seaside home-owner who had contracted Blue Ribbon Swimming pools to construct him a pool.
Building was set to start that month, however whereas “small efforts” had been made on the property — like laying out tools — no precise work was ever carried out on the pool itself, the affidavit reveals.
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The home-owner then discovered he was unable to achieve Bushroe, who had been attempting to keep away from contact after receiving the cash, police stated.
On Aug. 26, 2022, Blue Ribbon Swimming pools’ web site introduced that the corporate was going out of enterprise.
To our Clients and different Stakeholders:
It’s with nice remorse and a heavy coronary heart that I have to announce that Blue Ribbon Swimming pools has suspended operations, efficient right now.
This determination was not made simply or with out exhausting each attainable different. The Blue Ribbon workforce has labored tirelessly to finish each mission, however the pandemic, mixed with provide chain points, file value will increase and labor shortages have confirmed unattainable to beat.
A lot of you’ll have questions concerning the standing of your service, restore and building tasks. We are going to present as a lot data as attainable as we seek the advice of with our accountants and attorneys on the subsequent steps ahead. Please e-mail [email protected] with questions and we are going to try to deal with them as extra data turns into accessible.
Please settle for my private apology for this example.
Maurice Bushroe, Blue Ribbon Swimming pools
Blue Ribbon Swimming pools house web page
In accordance with investigators, there have been a number of different victims with comparable points involving Blue Ribbon Swimming pools and Bushroe.
Courtroom data present {that a} witness advised Port Orange police that there was “some type of understood plan” concerning the firm going out of enterprise, implying that Bushroe was going to be taking the cash and by no means finishing the work.
Bushroe was later discovered and arrested at his house in New Smyrna Seaside on Tuesday, police stated.
He faces a cost of grand theft and was held on $7,500 bond, although he was later launched on Wednesday afternoon.
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