Former Largo pool contractor arrested on fraud charges, authorities say

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Jordan Hidalgo was arrested Friday and charged with two felonies related to unfinished projects by one of his now-closed companies, Modern Pools.

Hidalgo was the central character in a Better Call Behnken investigation, involving unfinished pools in multiple counties. He was also a short-term partner in the now-defunct Olympus Pools, which closed with dozens of unfinished pools.

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Last September, amid a state investigation into more than 50 complaints about his companies, Hidalgo surrendered his nine licenses used by several pool companies.

Now, he has been arrested and charged with two contractor fraud felonies related to two unfinished pools by modern pools. Public records show the case was investigated by a criminal investigator for Pinellas County Consumer Protection…

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