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Former Bruno Air employee speaks out as several face charges

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Former Bruno Air employee speaks out as several face charges

Former Bruno Air employee speaks out as several face charges

John Pennell is one of nine former employees charged with several fraud counts.

He says he left the company when he heard about rumors of criminal activity.

Upcoming election.SOC.John is a dolphin caught in thefishing net of this entioperation.A COMPANY CRASHING DOWN.TEN PEOPLE ONCE-ASSOCIATED WITHTHE AIR CONDITIONING COMPANYBRUNO TOTAL HOME ARRESTED ANDCHARGED WITH A TOTAL OF 40FELONY COUNTS.A FORMER EMPLOYEE FACING CHARGESSPEAKS EXCLUSIVELY WITH FOX 4’RACHEL LOYD.INTRINSTEAD OF THEIR ICONIC BRIGHTYELLOW VANSBRUNO TOTAL HOMEEMPLOYEES WERE SEEN TODAY INORANGE JUMPSUITSAS SEVERAL MADETHEIR FIRST COURT APPEARANCES.NatsINCLUDING OWNER LOUIS BRUNO.

FOX4’S CAMERAS WERE ROLLING WHENINVESTIGATORS INVESTIGATORSRAIDED THE COMPANY’S OFFICES INJANUARY OF 2019.

AND NOW THEOWNER AND NINE EMPLOYEESFACESEVERAL FELONY FRUAD CHARGES.INCLUDING JOHN PENNELL CHARGEDWITH SCHEMING TO COMMIT FRAUDAND FRAUDULENT USE OF SOMEONE’SIDThis isn’t the way I want to beassociated with a company, andthat’s why I left.SITTING NEXT TO HIS ATTORNEYMIKE CHIONOPOULOS, PENNELL TOLDME HE QUIT IN DECEMBER OF 2018.HE HAS NOT BEEN ARRESTED.YESTERDAY CAPE CORAL POLICEANNOUNCED WHAT FRAUD CHARGES FORMOST EMPLOYEES INVOLVED.A signature would be transferredto a sales contract without thecustomer’s knowledge.

And insome cases where the customerwas unable to sign anything,their signature was forged.BRUNO WOULD ALLEGEDLY USE THOSSIGNATURES TO ACQURE LOANS FORHIMSELF UNDER A FLORIDA PROGRAMCALLED PACE.

THE PROGRAM WOULDGIVE HOMEOWNERS LOANS FORBETTER AIR CONDITIONINGUPGRADES.CHIONOPOULOS SAYS HIS CLIEDIDN’T PARTICIPATE IN THAT, BUTEXPLAINED WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE.Somebody didn’t qualify, becausethey were two months behind intheir mortgage payment.

And soat that time PACE says we’re notgoing to loan you any money ifyou’re behind on your mortgage.So, Bruno would either go toGreen Sky, another lender,whatever.

He’d borrow the$20,000 for the air conditionePlus say the $2,000 they werebehind on their mortgage.THEN HE SAYS THE CUSTOMER WOULDGET APPROVED FOR A PACE LOAN.PENNELL HEARD RUMORS OF THIS BUTFEARED RETALIATION IF HE SPOKEUP ABOUT HIS CONCERNS.It’s not a good idea to speakup, because you know it wouldjeopardize my job, and I had afamily to support.SO HE QUIT.

CHIONOPOULOSBELIEVES PENNELL’S NAME WILL BECLEARED BASED IN PART ON BRUNOGETTING ARRESTED.The fact that there’s thissignificant of a complaint, andthis type of investigation, Ithink it does help John.

Itshows it was going on at thehighest echelon of the companyLLTAG: BRUNO HAS POSTED HIS$40,000 BOND.

HIS NEXT COURTDATE $40,000 BOND.

HIS POSTEDHIS LLTAG: BRUNO HAS POSTED HIS$40,000 BOND.

HIS NEXT COURTDATE IS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 8TH.RLF4IYC.THAT ATTORNEY ALSO SAID BRUNO’SARREST COULD BE VERY HELPFUL FORPEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN WRONGED.DEPENDING ON IF BRUNO IS F




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