CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Coral Gables police say a 47-year-old unlicensed contractor ripped off two of the city’s residents. He’s now facing multiple felony charges.
Jose R. Arana, who has addresses in Miami’s Coral Gate neighborhood and just outside of Allapattah, is accused of taking money and, in one case, not finishing a job, and in another, not even starting work.
Police said in May 2024, Arana ― operating “Exclusive Works Group” ― provided a $241,600 estimate to remodel a victim’s home on Los Pinos Boulevard and asked for $15,000 up front. According to an arrest report, he “never returned to (the) home or conducted any work.”…