MARICOPA COUNTY, Az. – A Central Florida sheriff is lauding the out-of-state arrests of a couple he says have spent years using their pool-building business to defraud customers across Brevard, Orange and Osceola counties.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey introduced Charles and Kristin Black — who were arrested Tuesday in Arizona — as the owners of Legacy Pools, describing an investigation that began in 2021 when the sheriff’s office’s Economic Crimes Unit was reportedly contacted by the U.S Attorney’s Office over multiple complaints for fraudulent business practices.
The fraud actually began when Charles Black lied about his criminal history on his application for obtaining his contractor license and went from there as the Black’s began using the company bank account as their personal bank account, spending approximately $2,000,000 on traveling, gym memberships, car rentals, parties, and other items!! That’s right, I said over $2,000,000 is what our Agents believe they defrauded from honest citizens in Brevard County who trusted them to build a swimming pool!!…