Three Southwest Florida homeowners paid more than $308,000 for cabinets and other work after Hurricane Ian. A police investigation found that some of the money passed through a home-improvement company to a cabinet maker, then into cryptocurrency accounts instead of the materials needed for the jobs.
The customers dealt with Cornerstone Home Solutions, whose owner, Manuel Cajigas, arranged the projects and forwarded payments to Christopher Edward Kane, according to a sworn Fort Myers police affidavit. Investigators said Kane never delivered the cabinets or woodwork the homeowners were expecting.
Kane, 60, of Naples, entered no-contest pleas on Oct. 12, 2026, to money laundering involving more than $100,000 and participating in a scheme to defraud. A Lee County judge adjudicated him guilty and sentenced him to 70 months in prison, followed by 10 years of probation…