ROBINSON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The former owner of the now-defunct Latitude 360 is facing more than a dozen criminal charges in connection with his failed business and failed promises to his employees.
Channel 11 found out he sent checks to his workers knowing they would bounce.
So far, he's not in the Allegheny County Jail.
Officials at the district attorney's office have no info on when or if Brent Brown will turn himself in.
Charging documents obtained by Channel 11 reveal new details about the financial troubles of Latitude 360 and the knowledge of the owner.
According to court papers, police say Brown knowingly sent out paychecks to employees that would not be cashed.
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The reported unpaid wages total more than $25,000 in Allegheny County.
Also new in the court papers, Brown was told at least three times in the spring and summer of 2016 that paychecks were bouncing.
Police say Brown took over the finances of the company in 2013 when the previous CFO left and knew where all the money was.
Latitude 360 in North Fayette was the last location standing for the national company headquartered in Florida, but closed for good in the spring of 2016.
11 Investigates has been digging into the finances of the company and talking to unpaid workers for more than 18 months.
Brown has yet to grant us an on-camera interview.
According to the criminal complaint, the total amount due employees was more than $118,000.
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A warrant has been issued for the arrest of the owner of a now-closed Latitude 360.
Channel 11 has just confirmed the owner of Latitude 360 is facing charges in Allegheny County for not paying employees.
On Thursday, police issued a warrant for CEO Brent Brown.
Channel 11 has learned that police were at Brown's former home in Jacksonville, Florida, looking for him Thursday.
A court docket shows he is facing 34 charges, including one felony for theft; the rest of the charges are for bad checks.
The company was headquartered in Jacksonville, but had a location here in Allegheny County. That location closed last year.
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Last year, Channel 11 showed you former employees' checks they weren't able to cash.
Other employees were served with civil lawsuits saying they intended to defraud a Hazelwood market when they cashed checks.
One woman was under investigation for fraud by her bank after cashing checks.
A sign on the door at the front of the building said it was closed for not complying with the alcoholic beverage tax.
Channel 11 spoke to a former employee who said she didn't think he would ever be charged.
“It's tough, it's definitely a struggle. You have that money sitting there and it's just like a piece of paper. It’s definitely hard to get everything you need when you have this money you're owed and you can't spend it," said Laura Scimio, a former employee.
“I worked hard for it and I’ve waited a long time for it, so if I ever do get it, we're going on vacation,” Scimio said.
Scimio isn't expecting to ever see the money she is owed.
Channel 11 reached out to Brent Brown today to get a comment on these charges but we haven’t heard back.
There have been no criminal charges filed in Jacksonville yet but investigations are ongoing.
Several civil suits have been filed in Florida over allegations he didn't pay his employees there, either.