A Florida contractor has learned the hard way that when you name your business Incredible Kitchen and Bath, customers generally assume the word describes the tile work, not your ability to perform a disappearing act with their cash.
Steven Rounds, 40, found himself trading his tool belt for handcuffs on Oct. 27 after deputies caught up with his rather unorthodox approach to home remodeling. He now faces felony charges of grand theft and misappropriation of construction funds.
The trouble started in April, when a local homeowner hired Rounds to give their house an upgrade. Over the next few months, the client handed over multiple payments totaling $36,875. In return, they received the classic contractor cocktail: endless delays, unpaid subcontractors wandering around looking confused, total radio silence on the phone, and finally, an abandoned, half-wrecked construction zone…