Lousy landscaper is dirty say customers

Even though his customers aren't happy, Joe Vella doesn't have a care in the world. We caught up to him outside the Livingston County Courthouse where he's a defendant in a criminal case and has been ordered to pay back more than $1 million.

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[AlphaDeltaLima]

“You’re following as he’s out of court, Rob!”
“…Yeah that’s my job.” 😂

[nickoreckless]

“That is a weird dude” 😂😂😂😂 rob is a savage

[Reno-Senpai]

People like him end up missing for a reason and nobody ever knows why. 👍

[dystopian..]

The wife must be so proud. She’s just as liable

[AlexisRobbie]

I bet this guy has lied and cheated his whole way through life.

[Fickets]

Rob got all dressed up for that meeting in the park too. Shame on Joe for not showing up.

[rickhall]

Rob should do a "Where are they now?" on all these guys. I'd love that. Maybe some changed, maybe some are in jail. That would be compelling.

[TomCook]

Funny how they always have family emergencies when Rob comes knocking.

[jessicapearson]

Love how Rob says so causally "Yeah, it's my job" 😄

[GyminiFit]

You can rip off normal people, but you can't rip off a stripper!

[BugsNStuf]

I hate how people like him get business while others who work hard strive for opportunities like this.

[ATCRyderX]

What *really* needs to be sorted out is the US Small Claims Court System. It's nearly impossible to collect a majority of the time. But if *you* owe any 3 letter gov org's a penny....Absolutely unacceptable.

[MP-inor]

I know guys like this. They try to charm their way out of everything because it works on the weak and people who truly believe he will do right. But all he does is continues to smile in hopes he can continue to get away with it. He is pathetic.

[chriscohen]

The victims in these stories are such better people than me. If I had this happen to me I'd throw hands.

[roscoe]

Everything about that lawyer screams slimeball 😂

[Krowmobe]

Back in the day the way these type of guys were handled, you dressed in black with a ski mask caught them coming out the house beat them down without saying a word stomp both hands until you hear the crunch just leave right after. They have so many people after them nobody knows who did it.

[joshdepuy]

It's so crazy I've been watching these for the last couple hours. Very entertaining, I'm a construction contractor in Florida and at least hear if you collect a deposit from a customer and misappropriate those funds it is a third degree felony in the state of Florida punishable by up to five years in prison. I really would love to hear a follow-up on a lot of these stories to see the criminal actions that were taken.

[napalmstickylikeglue]

Lol he got fresh with someone who wasn't buying what he was selling. Chalk it up to Karma. He's a classic sociopath conman.

[willamestrada]

I know people like him... always smiling making you believe that they are your friends while trying to steal from you.

[ricodinero]

i have the feeling that lawyer will be in the hall of shame soon. lol.😅