Another scumbag, down!!!!!!!

[Wrinkleface]

Owner in deep doo-doo!! Friend sent me a e-mail w/ article from sunsentinel.com!!! don't know how 2 get it on here!!!!

[Perlmudder]

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/communit...,1769726.story

this it?

[Wrinkleface]

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/communit...,1769726.story

this it?

Yip, not good 4 the marine industry!!! Thanx 4 help'n an old & computer illiterate Michigander!!!

[getchasum111]

that doesn't look good does it

[Wrinkleface]

that doesn't look good does it

buncha charges!!!

[stecz20]

Pompano marina owner faces charges of grand theft, fraud in boat deals
Sheriff says Pompano businessman refused to return some deposits
By Jon Burstein | South Florida Sun-Sentinel
January 19, 2009
A Pompano Beach marina owner faces 10 felony charges after he tricked people trying to buy or sell pricey speedboats and refused to return large deposits on some transactions that fell through, authorities say.

The Broward Sheriff's Office has arrested Pierre Gaudreau, 39, owner of Hideaway Marina, twice since November, accusing him of grand theft, forgery and fraud.

Among the allegations is that Gaudreau, acting as a broker, sold a Cigarette racing boat for almost $271,000, then lied about the sale in a court proceeding, saying the boat was still at Hideaway Marina.

In the past year alone, eight civil lawsuits have also been filed against the dry storage marina or its subsidiaries.



Gaudreau, who is free on bond, will plead not guilty to all criminal charges, said his attorney, Richard Rosenbaum.

His client shouldn't be in criminal court, because the matters are business disputes that should be resolved in civil court, the attorney said.

"All of these deals are done with written contracts, and these are not some naive individuals coming into boat transactions," Rosenbaum said.

Hideaway Marina, 599 S. Federal Highway, has 15 employees and is described on its Web site as "one of the few dry storage marinas left in South Florida due to hurricanes and economic development."

Gaudreau has been in the South Florida boating business for more than 15 years and has never been in trouble with police before, Rosenbaum said.

In addition to the Pompano Beach location, the marina has a 20,000-square-foot warehouse in Oakland Park to store boats on trailers.

Broward Sheriff's Detective John Calabro said the department's investigation of Hideaway Marina began after numerous complaints were filed at about the same time.

"There are big [dollar] numbers when people have their boats sold," Calabro said. "This was an involved investigation, but we moved very fast because the facts were there."

Gaudreau was released from the Broward County Click here for restaurant inspection reports Jail on two bonds totaling $366,000, according to the Sheriff's Office.

He faces five grand theft counts, two counts of uttering a forged instrument, a perjury count, a fraud count and a count of failure to place funds in a trust account.

In two instances, Gaudreau is accused of pocketing deposits for boat deals that fell through — $340,000 in one case, $25,000 in another.

Authorities allege he not only failed to refund the $340,000 deposit, but didn't keep it in a trust account as required by state law.

Another criminal case alleges Gaudreau failed to pay a Texas marina owner for a racing boat he agreed to sell on his behalf.

Authorities allege Gaudreau lied in a March 2007 deposition when he said that he hadn't sold the vessel and that it was shrink-wrapped in storage at Hideaway Marina.

The boat was sold in late 2006, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office.

Gaudreau also is accused of stealing $1.39 million from a Nevada-based company.

Gaudreau and Hideaway Marina borrowed about $3.1 million from TG Investments to buy and sell Cigarette speedboats.

Gaudreau paid back $1.7 million before he stopped making payments in January 2007, according to court records.

Joshua Weintraub, an attorney for TG Investments, declined to comment on Gaudreau's arrest or the company's civil suit against Hideaway Marina.

Rosenbaum said each dispute is a civil matter. For example, he said, with TG Investments, the dispute is largely a result of the Nevada company's having problems with paperwork.

Hideaway Marina is for sale, but not as a result of the accusations against Gaudreau, Rosenbaum said.

Jon Burstein can be reached at jburstein@sun-sentinel.com or 954-356-4491.

Pierre Gaudreau, 39, has been arrested twice since November. Eight civil lawsuits also have been filed against the Hideaway Marina or its subsidiaries in the past year alone. The marina, at 599 S. Federal Highway, Pompano Beach, is for sale for unrelated reasons. Gaudreau is free on bond.





see ya....... scumbag.... another piece of sh it that will have to watch his back......

[Knot 4 Me]

Wow. Too bad. I think they were one of Sunsation's higher volume dealers...at least in terms of the F-4.

[Sea-Dated]

[Sea-Dated]

http://www.seriousoffshore.com/forum...ead.php?t=3540

[Tank]

Wow. Too bad. I think they were one of Sunsation's higher volume dealers...at least in terms of the F-4.

Yea, all those owners that bought those F4's on trade ins are in deeeeeep sh!t!!

[stecz20]

going through that plus the economy is bad.. i feel for these people.. its hard enough right now....

[Tank]

going through that plus the economy is bad.. i feel for these people.. its hard enough right now....

Yea, I just hope no one bought/traded from him in the last month that I and many others knew about this. The info couldn't be posted on the boards because of people jumping all over it for "hurting someones business" or whatever. Guess the whole rumor/information thing is a large double edged sword that can cut both ways!!

Now we'll see if the rumors about the other high profile place is true.

[Sunsation96]

Yea, all those owners that bought those F4's on trade ins are in deeeeeep sh!t!!

Why would the owners be in deep sh!t???

[Tank]

Why would the owners be in deep sh!t???

Do you remember National Marine? Pierre was doing the same thing. Taking in boats on tade and those loans on boats, not paying off those boats, then selling new boats to the owners with some issues with those loans as well.

Basically, just like National, the owner that traded in Boat A to buy boat B will be held responsible for paying off boat A and B....It's very f*cked!!

[Sunsation96]

Holy cow thanks for clearing that up, thank god i'm poor and can't buy a new boat But I do feel bad for the people that are going to get screwed and it's not like you can research and prevent this, you don't know until after the damage is done....

[Wrinkleface]

Hey, who changed my thread title???????????????

[Geronimo36]

now we'll see if the rumors about the other high profile place is true.

lc-m


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[PARADOX]

I know Hideaway Marine,... and this guys should be used as a boat anchor, for overnight stay.

[Chris]

Hey, who changed my thread title???????????????

Looks like two threads on the same topic were merged into one. just a guess.

[JupiterSunsation]

Yea, all those owners that bought those F4's on trade ins are in deeeeeep sh!t!!

3 out of 4 had no trade in.....overseas buyers