Delaware County District Attorney’s Office
Criminal Investigation Division
(610) 891-4700
We have also heard about a crime report filed with the Pennsylvania State Police Media Barracks in 2014.
Contractor fraud victims should also report to the Attorney General 1-888-520-6680.
Part of Shawn's crew are Delaware County residents too: Garvin lives in Media and Vincent lives in Drexel Hill. John may be as well.
ReplyDeleteWe live in Delaware County and hired JD Kelly through HomeAdvisors to do our addition. Vince Cottrell III came as JD Kelly’s VP of Sales and Business Development. We entered into a contract for the addition, which was to be completed within three and a half months.
ReplyDeleteThe construction, which was never completed, was fraught with shoddy workmanship, lack of communication, lack of punctuality, defective materials and not adhering to the terms of the contract. JD Kelly said that we had not paid when, in fact, we’d given the money to Vince Cottrell. In subsequent communication with JD Kelly, they stated that Vince was ‘hit by a bus’ and was no longer in their employ. JD Kelly also claimed that Vince had never given them $28,000 of our money. JD Kelly also said that they would not honor the terms of the contract.
JD Kelly and Vince Cottrell brought in the following sub-contractors: Adorante Electric, Anthony McDermott Plumbing, Kazanjian Flooring, Mike’s Flooring for the cement work and Tedd Wood Cabinetry.
All,
DeletePlease do your homework before posting malicious and accusatory information
Check public records for Lawsuit - Trend Consulting Group vs Buildtrend and you'll find public lawsuit records that show Vincent Cottrell and his company were hired as a third part project management support team and are not liable nor affiliated with Buildtrend, Shawn Gerety, or any/all of Shawn Gerety's/Buildtrend's actions or business practices, same can be said for any/all faulty contractors mentioned
Vincent Cottrell and his company were awarded judgement against Shawn Gerety and Buildtrend in Delaware County Pennsylvania Court and are therfore released from any and all liabilities from Shawn Gerety and Buildtrend's projects herein
Vincent Cottrell and his company have gone above and beyond and work diligently through their legal team to support any investigation against Buildtrend as Vincent Cottrell and his company did their best to help all client's projects they were contracted to manage in spite of short comings of the builders they've been contracted by.
Trend Consulting Group is a third party not at risk agency that works to improve construction project management for owners, however when a contractor fails to pay their contractors, or perform quality work/ hold to deadlines the third part agency as aforementioned is powerless to manage projects and therefore must remove themselves from said relationship which is precisely what Vincent Cottrell and Trend Consulting Group has done.
Please Note: Joseph Dougherty of Lyons Dougherty is the law firm representing Vincent Cottrell and Trend Consulting Group
Be aware there is a matter of defamation liability that each party posting speculative information posting false propiganda in order to satisfy personal anger so please make sure you are posting factual information if at all moving forward
I'd like to add that JD Kelly sent their own people to do the initial insulation. One of their helpers said he'd never put in insulation. We discovered that the entire crawlspace was not insulated properly.
ReplyDeleteWe have spent an inordinate amount of money to repair some of what JD Kelly left in their wake, such as tile, paint, grout, gutters and pitch of the roof and so on. There are some things that cannot be repaired unless the addition is completely demolished.
Vince and JD Kelly both conspired together and ruined multiple BuildTREND projects. What we have discovered is they have stolen our leads and future sales beginning in spring of 2014l and mismanaged and ultimately got us thrown off two very important projects.. This is the main and initial reason we are now entering into bankruptcy. Vince was subsequently fired in November once we had enough evidence that he was using BuildTREND's trade secrets, lead siurces and lucenses on permits illegally to build their projects. We had multiple customers and vendors call us and in some cases the subcontractors were expecting us to pay their bills when in fact they were not our customers but rather they were Vince's and JD Kelly's.
ReplyDeleteAll,
DeletePlease do your homework before posting malicious and accusatory information
Check public records for Lawsuit - Trend Consulting Group vs Buildtrend and you'll find public lawsuit records that show Vincent Cottrell and his company were hired as a third part project management support team and are not liable nor affiliated with Buildtrend, Shawn Gerety, or any/all of Shawn Gerety's/Buildtrend's actions or business practices, same can be said for any/all faulty contractors mentioned
Vincent Cottrell and his company were awarded judgement against Shawn Gerety and Buildtrend in Delaware County Pennsylvania Court and are therfore released from any and all liabilities from Shawn Gerety and Buildtrend's projects herein
Vincent Cottrell and his company have gone above and beyond and work diligently through their legal team to support any investigation against Buildtrend as Vincent Cottrell and his company did their best to help all client's projects they were contracted to manage in spite of short comings of the builders they've been contracted by.
Trend Consulting Group is a third party not at risk agency that works to improve construction project management for owners, however when a contractor fails to pay their contractors, or perform quality work/ hold to deadlines the third part agency as aforementioned is powerless to manage projects and therefore must remove themselves from said relationship which is precisely what Vincent Cottrell and Trend Consulting Group has done.
Please Note: Joseph Dougherty of Lyons Dougherty is the law firm representing Vincent Cottrell and Trend Consulting Group
Be aware there is a matter of defamation liability that each party posting speculative information posting false propiganda in order to satisfy personal anger so please make sure you are posting factual information if at all moving forward
Christiano, or Shawn Gerety or whoever wrote this please know there is a matter of defimation liability as Mr. Gerety signed a mutual release as part of a signed settlement as Mr Cottrell was awarded judgement against Shawn Gerety and Buildtrend for failure to reimburse Mr. Cottrell and his company for monies that he paid out of pocket to ensure projects he and his company were hired to manage were brought to completion as well as fees described in signed termination of contract and separation agreement herein.
DeleteFurther, to clarify Mr. Cottrell was not fired since Mr. Cottrell and his company were not employees and in fact enacted their 30 day write to terminate their contract as an independent agent with you Mr. Gerety so please cease and desist from further lies and fabrications as these comments are actionable and defamation liable in a court of law.
All,
ReplyDeletePlease do your homework before posting malicious and accusatory information
Check public records for Lawsuit - Trend Consulting Group vs Buildtrend and you'll find public lawsuit records that show Vincent Cottrell and his company were hired as a third part project management support team and are not liable nor affiliated with Buildtrend, Shawn Gerety, or any/all of Shawn Gerety's/Buildtrend's actions or business practices, same can be said for any/all faulty contractors mentioned
Vincent Cottrell and his company were awarded judgement against Shawn Gerety and Buildtrend in Delaware County Pennsylvania Court and are therfore released from any and all liabilities from Shawn Gerety and Buildtrend's projects herein
Vincent Cottrell and his company have gone above and beyond and work diligently through their legal team to support any investigation against Buildtrend as Vincent Cottrell and his company did their best to help all client's projects they were contracted to manage in spite of short comings of the builders they've been contracted by.
Trend Consulting Group is a third party not at risk agency that works to improve construction project management for owners, however when a contractor fails to pay their contractors, or perform quality work/ hold to deadlines the third part agency as aforementioned is powerless to manage projects and therefore must remove themselves from said relationship which is precisely what Vincent Cottrell and Trend Consulting Group has done.
Please Note: Joseph Dougherty of Lyons Dougherty is the law firm representing Vincent Cottrell and Trend Consulting Group
Be aware there is a matter of defamation liability that each party posting speculative information posting false propiganda in order to satisfy personal anger so please make sure you are posting factual information if at all moving forward
To the individual or individuals who started this blog, have posted comments, and who continue to miss represent information about Vincent Cottrell and/or Mr Cottrell's good name please know legal action is fourth coming as paperwork has been filed to ensure only factual information is posted if at all moving forward. The use of words like conspired or scammers while mention Mr Cottrell's good name is defamation liable as legal action has been taken and is eminent to proceed
ReplyDeleteI highly recommend you consult an attorney and remove non factual posts and/or the blog in its entirety immediately
A Writ Has Been Filed To Start Action that will force Blogspot to divulge all who participated in this blog, once true identities have been brought to light further action will proceed accordingly
To whom ever is responsible for this blog please know a writ has been filed to subpoena all parties who've slandered Mr Cottrell's good name, wrote misleading defaming comments, and ultimately who've mislead the followers of this blog as to Mr Cottrell's business practices. Please know that once the writ has been executed all individuals responsible for facilitating this blog and/or all individuals who've posted false statements about Mr Cottrell will face legal action for defamation of character and slander as the blog host Blogspot.com will be forced to divulge all individuals names and pertinent information which will be traced through Web portal urls
ReplyDeleteHere is a list of false information listed in blog about Mr Cottrell and subsequent clarifications hereto:
* Mr Cottrell has never been a VP of Buildtrend or an employee of Buildtrend in fact Mr Cottrell and his company were contracted as a third party project management agency in fact Mr Cottrell has been awarded a judgement through a lawsuite against Shawn Gerety and Buildtrend as Mr Cottrell paid money out of his own pocket during exit to ensure all projects he managed were brought to completion to which Shawn Gerety and Buildtrend defaulted on payment plan to repay Mr Cottrell dor said monies,to which Shawn Gerety and Buildtrend have since satisfied the judgement.
(Note: Mr Cottrell and his company terminated its contractual relationship with Shawn Gerety and Buildtrend over 18 months ago)
Additional Misleading Information which is defamation liable and/or actionable by law:
* Use of Mr Cottrell's and his wife's photos without consent
* Spreading misleading non factual information about Mr Cottrell to which blog writers and commenter's have accused Mr Cottrell of being a party to some sort of conspiracy to defraud contractors which is completely false to which Mr Cottrell and his company deny wholeheartedly since Mr Cottrell and his company did everything within it's power to mange the project's it was contracted to manage on behalf of Buildtrend and Shawn Gerety all contractors, trades, and sub contractors made a conscious decision to do business with Shawn Gerety and Buildtrend directly to which Mr Cottrell and his company held no risk as Mr Cottrell and his company are a third party construction project management agency which was communicated to each and every trade, vendor, and subcontractor.
It is important to note: mostly all contractors, trades, and vendors were already in place and had ongoing contractual relationships with Shawn Gerety and Buildtrend before Mr Cottrell and his company were contracted by Shawn Gerety and Buildtrend and each had ongoing business relationship with the other far before Mr Cottrell and his company were contracted to manage projects.
The list continues as it is apparent that absolutely no research was done before blog was created and/or bloggers listed comments about Mr Cottrell and his company herein.
Please know Mr Cottrell and his company are powerless to manage projects if contractors fail to follow through with their responsibilities and/or perform contracted scope of work at which point Mr Cottrell and his company must remove itself from it's contractual relationship with any and/or all contractors that do not hold themselves to the highest standards as Mr Cottrell and his company prides itself with the highest integrity and standards to ensure all projects are managed well to completion, which is precisely what Mr Cottrell and his company did some 18 months prior.
We recommend taking down all information and photos of Mr Cottrell and his company at once or face legal action which is eminently in motion.
It’s a character flaw to judge someone on their past, do you have any skeletons in your closet?
ReplyDeleteSo what if you’re wrong? What if hypothectically speaking the news and DA’s office has it wrong?
What if the contractor(s) lied to save his own skin and the DA and news media just ran with the story without proper vetting or getting both sides of the story? What if people are maliciously attacking Vince’s character based on his past and are on a witch hunt based on Vince’s background and they have it all wrong??
Lastly, what if the GC is the guilty party and Vince was a subcontractor sales and project management subcontractor agent?
I would reserve judgement until all the facts have been presented and both sides of the story have come out! Reputations and families lives are at stake, please be sure you know what you are talking about before posting anymore comments!
Think hard about who you should be upset with, the General Contractor you agreed to do business with or the sales and project management agent? Vince has never been a principal of either company in question, you can do a public search to verify this.
By the way, if you read the recent news media articles closely you’ll see there was a settlement with the home owners related to the recent news story / criminal charges to which all monies were paid back and a mutual release was signed between the parties, that’s correct a settlement was reached between parties and their attorneys and an agreed upon negotiated amount was paid back in full over 6 months prior to the story being aired and charges being filed.
#Shameful
Another character flaw is to pretend that you are something that you are not. Vince does not know construction. 2 years in wood shop at the state penn does not make you contractor. These new charges sound very similar to the ones he was incarcerated for. coincidence ? Probably not.
ReplyDelete#shameful
What's "shameful" is the fact that people like yourself are posting negative comments on a blog about someone only because you want to be a part of negativity! Do you know Mr Cottrell personally? Do you know that Mr Cottrell and his company currently services over 15 satisfied clients in and around the Tri State area?
ReplyDeleteDo you have any substance to back up your statement? Please list your name for the record and list proof to substantiate your comments!
The simple fact that you choose to log into a blog only to post negativity without substance shows you have serious life challenges. Maybe you should spend time with the people you love rather than jumping on the bandwagon of false propaganda and negativity!
For the record Mr Cottrell's business is operating as a Sales and Project Management Agent 1099 Owner's Rep Construction Project Management service provider to assist Contractors and Real Estate Developers with scaling their business Mr Cottrell and his company are not the contractor, once all the facts have been brought to light people like yourself will have some reflecting to do, until then we'd advise you cease and desist from further slandering Mr Cottrell's good name since there will certainly be a follow up suite to hold folks accountable for their false negative comments and false statements.
A Lawsuit and subsequent subpoena have been filed which will force the blog host Blogspot to divulge all of the names of each individual who's posted negative comments and/or who've slendered Mr Cottrell's good name.
I hope you know what you're doing, defimation of character suits can pose a high risk in terms of financial liabilities.