DETECTIVE: Joseph Giannetto Was Paid To Install Impact Windows, But Didn’t.
BY: 24/7 CRIME DESK | BocaNewsNow.com
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2024 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A contractor operating in Century Village Boca Raton allegedly took thousands of dollars from a condominium owner with the promise that he would install impact windows. But the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office says Joseph Giannetto lied repeatedly to the condo owner, taking her money but not installing the windows.
According to a police report obtained by BocaNewsNow.com, Giannetto agreed to purchase, obtain permits, and install the windows in a unit in the Preston building at Century Village Boca Raton. The fee: $16,500. The down payment: $8250. The condo owner made that down payment over the summer. But after waiting and waiting, Giannetto never delivered the windows. Never pulled a permit. Apparently never did anything.
When the condo owner contacted PBSO, detectives apparently confirmed that they were aware of Mr. Giannetto from previous interactions, but that the condo owner needed to send a certified letter to him demanding work completion and set a fixed period of time for that work to be completed. The condominium owner did just. Mr. Giannetto apparently responded that he was aware of his obligations and would comply, but ultimately did not. After months of waiting, the victim asked PBSO to move forward with criminal charges. Detectives did just that.
Joseph Giannetto is now hanged with “Violation of moneys received by contractors.” He was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail and later released on $5,000 bond. He lists the 13700 block of 74th Street North in West Palm Beach as his home address, and 6768 10th Avenue North in Lake Worth as his business address.
