El Paso, TX (KFOX14/CBS4) — Ary Marivani, an El Paso businessman and owner of FCS Wrought Iron, is facing a felony theft charge following accusations from former clients that he took their money without delivering promised services.
The El Paso County Attorney’s Office has charged Marivani with unlawfully acquiring and intending to deprive six victims of between $30,000 $150,000 from January 2024 to September 2025.
One alleged victim, speaking anonymously, expressed relief at the indictment, saying, “It would be nice to get our money back, of course. And it’s, it’s been disheartening, disappointing, some anger in seeing his constant posts, that he’s still out there, I guess, hustling and making money so that, that that’s been, that’s been bothersome to me.”
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Michael Fino, another alleged victim named in the indictment, shared his frustration over the lengthy process to seek justice. “We had to go to the county’s attorney’s office. We basically, you know, we had to go to you guys. I believe some of us even went to a city city hall meeting. It’s kind of a shame that we had to go to this extreme, you know, and then to be told that it might be, you know, it might be a misdemeanor, just a slap on the wrist, and he’s going to move on that. It was really disappointing. It was a struggle. It was a struggle,” Fino said.
Fino also revealed he paid a $3,000 deposit for a gate and fence from FCS Wrought Iron, which he claims he never received.
Despite the charges, Marivani remains unreachable for comment.
The county attorney’s office declined to comment further due to the ongoing case.
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