NEWBURY PARK : Ex-Pool Company President Indicted
The president of a now-defunct swimming pool company in Newbury Park has been indicted by the Ventura County grand jury on suspicion of misappropriating construction funds.
Lewis Nelson Buratti, 62, of West Hills will be arraigned on nine felony and two misdemeanor counts Oct. 2 and could face up to six years in prison and a $10,000 fine, said Deputy Dist. Atty. John L.Geb.
Between 1987 and June, 1989, Buratti ran Blue Haven Pools West, a franchise that contracted with homeowners to build swimming pools, Geb said. Buratti is accused of charging homeowners for subcontractors’ work and never paying the workers, he said.
By diverting the payments, Buratti is suspected of costing homeowners a total of $40,000 because they had to repay the subcontractors, Geb said.
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