Ardel Victor Ross said someone seemingly stole a check from his business account with CitiCards. It was washed and a different name was plastered as a payee and…
The man who helped build Petco Park said he reported what happened to his bank but months went by without a resolution. NBC 7 Responds stepped in to helpDon’t let his slow walk fool you. Ardel Victor Ross, 86, is still very much involved with his company Vic Ross’s Masonry which has been around since the late 70s.
According to Petco Park, Ross’ contract he received to build the stadium back in 2004, at the time, was the largest ever given to a black subcontractor.His business has seen it all when it comes to construction, no doubt. But in December, he says he was blindsided by a call from the bank that holds his business account.
The news hit him like a ton of bricks. His bank told him someone seemingly stole a check for $8,604.90 he mailed out to CitiCards back in November, It was washed and a different name was plastered as a payee. It was then cashed draining Ross’ business account of thousands of dollars.“Eight thousand dollars is quite a bit of money, you know, that’s quite a bit of money to give away to somebody when I was paying my bills,” Ross said.
We reached out to U.S. Bank right away and several times. They never responded to any of our emails. However, a few weeks later, Ross told us the bank had given him every cent of the money he thought was long gone.
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