[wilkinsm1]

Please do not get taken in by a landscaper named Lazaro Gomez as I did. He worked with his stepfather, Ramon Olivera, of The King of Peace, LLT, to cut down some of our palm trees and did a good job. He then suggested beds in the back yard, some trimming, and moving a few plants and adding others. So far so good, but very slow....took several phone calls and his parents helping him to get things done. He still owes me rocks and topsoil...have called him about every day for two weeks...always says he will be coming and never shows. Said he had car trouble one day and my neighbor said he was at his door asking to cut his shrubs. I was foolish to pay him in advance for the rocks...I know, I know. His own parents said to turn him in, which I intend to do. I want to warn others about him also. It would also be interesting to find out if anyone else got stung by him.

[ewstanley]

I have not had any dealings with either of those people. There are several people by that name with mugshots on-line perhaps you can see if one of these men is the Lazaro Gomez that you hired. One was arrested in a smash and grab theft that was detailed in the Ocala newspaper back in 2009. Here is a link to the article. I hope that you are able to get your work done.
The Marion County Sheriff's Office and Ocala Police Department have teamed up to investigate whether Lazaro Gomez, 42, can be linked to several recent smash-and-grab thefts across Marion County. | Ocala.com

[wilkinsm1]

Thanks for replying. That is not the Lazaro Gomez who failed to do our work. I did google him (he is from Leesburg, not Ocala) and found about four different mugshots...Yikes! His offenses were cocaine, battery, and driving without a license....not fraud as of yet.