Indian River Co. construction company owner accused of defrauding clients of almost $400,000
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Early yesterday morning, the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit (SIU) arrested Dillon Z. Slater, owner of Slater Construction LLC in Vero Beach, Florida. Officials said that Slater has been “defrauding some of our hard-working community members and came up on our radar through Detective Rebecca Hurley’s meticulous investigation.”
Investigators say they arrested Dillon Slater, 30, for defrauding nearly $400,000 from at least 4 victims, according to CBS12 News. Detectives said Slater would take on numerous projects that were either never started or abandoned before completion.
“We know he was taking up to $400,000 from these folks. He just walked away with their money and he’s been using it for personal reasons a boat, a truck, just vacations and spending. He had no intention to completing these jobs,” Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers tells CBS12 News.
Following his arrest, Slater was charged with the following:
- Organized Fraud of over $50,000
- Scheme to Defraud a Financial Institution
- Stop Payment with the Intent to Defraud.
His felony charges stem from an investigation undertaken by SIU Detective Rebecca Hurley who began looking into alleged construction fraud involving Slater Construction LLC. As she reached out to the local community, she discovered at least four victims of Slater’s and Slater Construction LLC for numerous projects that were either never started or abandoned before completion.
In total, these victims were defrauded out of nearly $400,000. As a result of these charges, Slater, who was already on Probation, was arrested yesterday morning while also being served with a Violation of Probation warrant.
According to Florida licensing records, Slater also has a license for a company called Coastal Pools. There are no records of complaints about that company at this time. ~ WPTV
Online records show the address for Slater Construction LLC to be listed as 4853 61st Circle, Vero Beach, Florida.
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