I own a small business and have a loyal customer base. I had a prob cleint so I stopped dealing with them. They owed me a few dollars so I sent out a few standard collection letters. Upon receiving one of them, they reported me to the BBB with a bull**** claim. I resolved it with BBB.

In speaking with someone on the inside, I found out some interesting things about this company. They are a do state contract work. These contracts are extremely hard to get and have very specific requirements.They are required to have union workers on these jobs. Not only are most of these workers not union, most are illegal immigrants. What is my play?

**** em

See if the state offers a reward for reporting this type of stuff and profit.

yeah, shouldn't this be one of those WE DON'T WANT YOUR NAME, WE JUST WANT YOUR INFORMATION: $1,000 REWARD type deals?

If I were running an illegal operation, I'd try to cause as little commotion as possible. What were they thinking?

Blackmail is standard play here afaik.

Free landscaping for life?

Seek reward for turning them in. Then visit the guy and laugh heartily. (Think of the scene in Billy Madison where Adam Sandler is laughing his ass off at the guy on fire during the academic decathlon.)

You have many options. The following are easy calls to make.
1. Workman's comp fraud-big fines, lengthy State auditing process
2. Union Business Agent
3. Immigration

They're dumb. Standard play for most criminals.

pretty sure whoever hooked them up with the jobs knows this and will bury it or was paid enough that they will bury it

best bet is extorting the owner, not reporting to gov't

Get ringside seats at the cockfights.

tell them you know, and were considering reporting it. and let them do auctioneer-style bribing.

If they say "F-U" Then go with the possible reward. Ask first I think.

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_913074...e=most_emailed

Criminals are duuuuumb.

I wouldn't mess with random criminals. It will be the hardest money you will probably never get. Move on.

I really dont want any money....I want to make them suffer for trying to make me look bad to the BBB...

**** wit them, then post TR.

Avoid anything that lets them know it's you messing with them. You already know they're vindictive people, who knows how far they're willing to carry this vindictiveness?

Personally I would let it go, but if that is your true goal, then report them anonymously. It saves yourself from any possible backlash and you will have your revenge.

Kind of related: I worked for a painter in the early 90s that had govt contracts. He was supposed to hire union painters with a minimum wage of $15/hr. Instead he hired a bunch of drunks for $7/hr under the table. We were audited at one of the job sites by the govt. Our boss knew this would happen and told us to just lie and say we made $16/hr. I did.

About 6 months after I quit working for him, one of the workers turned him in. He was in HUGE trouble. He went to jail for 18 months and had to pay workers that could prove their hours the difference.

report them to romney!

**** em over

google "whistle blower lawsuit"

The irrationality of people saying they are worried about them being vindictive is absurd. Report them but dont lulz in their face.

If you really want to cause a stink, tell the local union.

wait three months then bust them. These kinds of people tend to piss a lot of people off, so there's a good chance they'll have pissed off others and it won't be obvious the complaints from you.