is a licensed contractor<\/a> who runs a company called ROI Construction LLC.<\/p>\nA BPPD arrest report states that Brown \u201cdemanded payment for work not performed\u201d and sent an electrician who did shoddy work.<\/p>\n
\u201cMultiple electrical components began to malfunction, including shorts, improper lighting function and an issue with her refrigerator,\u201d the report states. <\/p>\n
Authorities said not only did the electrician routinely arrive late \u2015 he \u201cinstalled the electrical panel upside down.\u201d<\/p>\n
Police said Brown lied about who the electrician was working under and did roof truss work that was not up to code. A village inspector, they said, noted \u201cthat columns were missing, tie beams were not properly secured and the trusses were not the proper size.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to police, the victim told investigators that in 2023, \u201cBrown told her he would bite the bullet and purchase the roof trusses, notwithstanding (her) assertion that she had already paid for them and that Brown had not paid the truss company,\u201d saying that Brown requested an additional $4,000 \u201cfor plumbing work for which she had already paid.\u201d<\/p>\n
Authorities said he later claimed a $52,000 shortfall and while she didn\u2019t make the payment, he later pressured her for payment and she gave him a $25,200 check.<\/p>\n
The victim said she \u201cpossesses written statements from Brown in which he agreed to repay her\u201d but he\u2019s failed to do so and did not respond to a letter demanding payment, according to the arrest report. <\/p>\n
Brown, police said, \u201csent her a letter in which he allegedly attempted to extort additional payments for items not included in the contract.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the report, the $243,000 figure includes \u201cclaimed liquidated damages under the contract.\u201d<\/p>\n
Authorities arrested Brown on Thursday on a contractor fraud charge, as well as charges of first-degree grand theft and elderly exploitation.<\/p>\n
Court records show a Miami-Dade judge found probable cause for the charges and he was later released from jail on a $22,500 bond.<\/p>\n
\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n
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