7 On Your Side Helps Contractor Recover $29,000 Stolen Check

Contractor's Dream Business

• 💡 Vincent Castellano pursued his dream of owning a business, V Prime Mechanics, specializing in plumbing, fire suppression, and mechanical work.
• 🌱 He invested significant effort, describing it as "good old-fashioned elbow grease, blood, sweat, and tears" to keep the relatively new business afloat and provide for his family.

Missing Payment and Fraud

• ⚠️ A significant payment, approximately $29,000, for a major job completed in December never arrived.
• 🔍 The check was discovered to be missing after the client stated they were looking into it, only to later claim the check had been cashed.
• 📬 The check was mailed to Vincent's old business address, where an unknown individual intercepted it, signed it, and cashed it fraudulently.

Seven On Your Side Intervention

• ⏳ After six months of struggling to recover the funds and dealing with the banks' slow response, Vincent contacted "7 On Your Side."
• 🤝 Nina Pineda's intervention prompted a swift response from the executive offices of both banks involved.
• ✅ Within 24 hours of the initial call to "7 On Your Side," Vincent received a call from the banks, and the funds were eventually returned.

Resolution and Gratitude

• 💰 Vincent was able to recover the full $29,000 that had been stolen.
• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 This resolution allowed him to finally take a delayed family vacation, fulfilling a promise to his children and family.
• 🙏 Vincent expressed deep gratitude to "7 On Your Side" for their crucial assistance in resolving the financial crisis.