To the reader,

If you’re reading this, you have more than likely seen the posts that have
gone around about myself and my family. I wanted to take some time to
write a statement about these allegations and correct them so that you
may know the whole truth. That way you can form your own opinion with
all of the information rather than just believing unproven claims on the
internet.

First and foremost, I want to apologize to the families that were affected by
my business closure, including my parents. It was never my intent to close
and not bring every project across the finish line, but unfortunately that’s
what happened. If I could change the outcome, I most certainly would.

As to the allegations created in the online posts, here is a breakdown of

the inaccurate information:

1. She claims my company was started in 2022. This is false, it was actually
started at the end of 2021 when I started cleaning and remodeling pools. It
then developed into building pools. The LLC itself was actually created in
2017.

2. The way she writes her post conveys that I just took everyone’s money,
what she claims is over a million dollars, and didn’t do any work. This is
false, go check her backyard. Go check any of their backyards. There’s
work done and products produced. It is unclear where the million dollar
valuation and “stolen” money claim is coming from.

3. She claims I misappropriated funds and bought luxury items. This is

false, any luxuries they’re claiming I had, I had before ever building a single
pool. What actually happened, and every party involved knows this, is that
I hired an individual to manage a few sites who stole money from the
company and didn’t do any of the work he claimed or invoiced. The person
who wrote this post even paid him on the side to do landscaping (that was
not part of the contract) with one of my inhouse crews, so I paid for the
inhouse crew’s day of labor while person I hired pocketed the landscaping
money.
4. She claims I used this “stolen” money for my wedding. This is false, the
wedding was a gift from both my wife’s family and my family.

5. She claims I pled guilty to deceptive business practices in 2017. This is

true, I was an absolute idiot in college and got caught doing something I
shouldn’t have been doing. What is false is her claim that I was convicted
of a felony in 2018. Those are actually the same incidents. It started as a
felony and got dropped down to a misdemeanor which is in the process of
being taken off of my record.

6. She claims the LLC that I started in 2017 was involved in the deceptive
business practices incident. This is false. The LLC had nothing to do with
what happened in 2017. I had started the LLC in case I wanted to start a
business in the future.

7. She claims I changed my LLC name. This is true, the original business
name from 2017 did not reflect the pool industry. When I started the pool
business, I started in cleaning and remodeling, then we got into custom
pools. That’s why the name changed from Aquazul (actually a DBA) to
Aquazul Custom pools.

8. She claims I started a company in my wife’s name to scam people. This

is false, my wife started her own company and it has nothing to do with
me, and it has nothing to do with construction or building pools. I don’t
have any affiliation with her company. The individual who writes this post
has zero information other than a LLC name, and the claim of scamming
people has no facts or evidence to support it.

9. She claims my parents are involved in my business just because my LLC

address is the same as theirs. This is false. The only reason the addresses
the same is because when I started the LLC I didn’t have a permanent
address. So I used my parents’ address because that was the only
permanent address I had. My parents have no involvement with my
business, and I have no involvement with theirs. Neither of us have any
affiliation with the others’ business.
10. She claims I sent out a fake bankruptcy letter. This is false, what was
actually sent out was a statement addressing that I was declaring
bankruptcy, which I am. Bankruptcy is a process that can take months to
complete.

In a nutshell, the claims she’s making are baseless with no facts to actually
back them up. The only bit of truth she was able to come up with are items
you can find by doing a background check.

What I don’t understand, and what is absolutely uncalled for, is the

harassing of my wife and my parents, and both of their businesses on the
internet. All who have nothing to do with my business. It’s extremely
pathetic for a grown adult to try to tear down someone’s livelihood who
has zero involvement in what they’re actually upset about.

Again, I apologize to the families who are affected by my business closure

(even my parents’ pool was affected by this), but in no way did I scam,
steal, or defraud people. I did all I could to continue building pools, I even
took out six figures worth of loans in my personal name to try to keep it
alive.

So, take what you see on the internet with a grain of salt.

Sincerely,
Caleb