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Water treatment dealer arrested for exploiting elderly
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Monday, September 13, 2010
CLEARWATER, FLA. — A Florida water treatment dealer who was under investigation for allegedly misleading elderly customers about the quality of their tap water has been taken into custody by investigators, WTSP.com reported.
Friday night, Pinellas County sheriff’s detectives arrested Jonathan Yacketta on two felony charges of exploiting senior citizens, two misdemeanor counts of home solicitation without a permit and a violation of water treatment device requirement, the article stated.
The victims include a 98-year-old Clearwater man and an elderly couple from Oldsmar, according to the story.
Investigators said Yacketta targeted the elderly and used misleading, high-pressure sales tactics.
According to deputies, Yacketta told the Clearwater victim “that there was a problem with the quality of his tap water. In a period of four visits to the victim’s home, the victim paid the suspect $1,970 for a reverse osmosis system with a lifetime warranty, filters, an ultra-violet light and other undetermined products and service. In addition, the products were not properly installed by the suspect, causing a leak in the victim’s plumbing.”
Florida law prohibits using false or misleading statements in sales pitches for water treatment systems.
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