Siegel reportedly modified the building in 2013, but did so without the proper permits, causing Sarasota County Code Enforcement to order him to dismantle the new construction. The home has just five bedrooms, but Siegel is allegedly still advertising it as a 12-bedroom property.
Detectives discovered 19 victims nationwide who paid Siegel more than $53,000 to rent the 12-bedroom home and asked for refunds after learning the property was not what he portrayed. They were either forced to stay at the property without adequate accommodation, or they sacrificed the money they spent and had to pay to stay elsewhere. Siegel reportedly told the victims to sue him, claiming he did not have money to return.
However, detectives obtained financial records showing Siegel paid $172,500 to a Fidelity Investment Plan last year. When a code inspector with whom Siegel has had frequent dealings arrived at Siegel's home on official county business on Monday, Siegel allegedly threw a bucket of urine on the man. Siegel is charged with Criminal Mischief and Battery on a Code Inspector in connection with the urine throwing incident. In the rental scam, he is charged with 19 counts of Scheme to Defraud, for which he is being held on $55,000 bond.
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Where does one acquire a bucket of wee? Did he keep it on hand just in case or ask the guy to come back in a few days?
Craig Siegel is still scamming people. The same property at 6535 Sabal Drive is being advertised under an alias, Esteban Vihaio. He is a dirtbag has been scamming people for years with a variety of fraudulent scams. He was charged with stealing over 55K from unsuspecting renters, falsely advertising his home at 6537 Sabal Lane Sarasota, Fl. Now he is using an alias and a different address to advertise for the same property, 6535 Sabal Lane. From the Sarasota Co real property search, you can see the 6535 Sabal Lane property does not exist and there are no tax records to prove that. See the articles below to see the other scams he’s be part of; One was a Ponzi scheme. On another occasion, he threw a bucket of urine on a Government Code Inspector who came to assess home renovations. This is the type of person Craig is. Also, the Reality company he uses as a front, Siesta Resorts LLC and Siesta Vacations Inc., are both “out of business” according to the Better Business Bureau. He falsely advertises his home, then when people cancel, he refuses to return their deposit. He doesn’t maintain the home and he has controlled the reviews. Please pass the word and do not rent this home. I will be contacting the local news and the police so we can prevent others from falling victim to this scammer. My hope is I can meet him face to face, but you can tell this guy is a total coward.
The house is for rent again in June of 2023 as an annual. Wonder how many people he will scam this way...
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