Man charged with impersonating well known pizza shop-delivering raw pizzas

[Chock Full o Nuts]

Florida man accused of impersonating pizzeria to defraud to tourists

Authorities say the man delivered substandard pizzas, impacting the business's reputation.

www.newsweek.com

A man in South Florida has been arrested and faces a felony charge accused of impersonating a well-known pizza parlor in a years-long scheme to defraud them.
Jose Marti-Alvarez, 55, is accused of posing as a delivery man for Roman's Pizzeria in Miami and delivering undercooked or raw pizzas to tourists staying in hotels in Miami Springs, according to Local10.
In addition to delivering bad pizzas, Marti-Alvarez allegedly posted fake flyers advertising "Roman Pizzeria" to tourists' hotel rooms near Miami International Airport.

Police say this went on for several years and resulted in complaints to the Better Business Bureau, negative reviews, and upset customers for the legitimate business, as reported by Local10.

Doing longterm surveillance before you set up a sting operation? Nab his ass!

The owner of Roman's Pizzeria, Jesus Roman, who has owned the shop for 40 years, told NBC Miami that customers he never served started issuing complaints.

Bet that was a WTF moment.

 

[Allan]

How did this go on for years?

 

[OrphanSlug]

"Police say this went on for several years"... WTAF!?!?

 

[Jessie C]

Florida man accused of impersonating pizzeria to defraud to tourists

Authorities say the man delivered substandard pizzas, impacting the business's reputation.

www.newsweek.com

Doing longterm surveillance before you set up a sting operation? Nab his ass!


Bet that was a WTF moment.

Well this doesn't make the Miami police look stellar now, does it!

 

[Chock Full o Nuts]

How did this go on for years?

"Police say this went on for several years"... WTAF!?!?

Precisely what inquiring minds want to know..
The fuzz was in on it for some 'raw dough' kickback!

I mean, if there were multiple reports and fraudulent flyers, set up a 'deal/prostitute sting' style hotel room and order a friggin pizza from that number/website(?) Got his ass!

 

[Chock Full o Nuts]

Well this doesn't make the Miami police look stellar now, does it!

Thinkin they knead to step it up a bit..

 

[Allan]

A+ to the scammer for the business model but D- on the execution.

If he had cooked the pizzas he might still be in business.

 

[Allan]

Thinkin they knead to step it up a bit..

Speaking of pizzas...

 

[Chock Full o Nuts]

A+ to the scammer for the business model but D- on the execution.

If he had cooked the pizzas he might still be in business.

What had crossed my mind as well. What, 10 minutes to cook a pizza? Must be slammed and have to churn them out..
At least give them something edible.

 

[Rumpel]

how is that possible?