Ex-Maytag Repair Man Found Guilty of Wire Fraud

February 20, 2009

Article from JT-Racine: Ex-Maytag repairman did less work than he claimed

I feel this guy got hosed bigtime. Based upon the Maytag claims, you know the commercials which show the old repairman doing nothing because Maytags dont need to be fixed, this guy should have been found NOT GUILTY.

“A former Maytag repairman who claimed to do more work than he really did was found guilty in federal court Thursday of 36 counts of wire fraud for submitting fraudulent repair claims.

Darin Jerome French, the owner of an appliance store in Incline Village, had a contract with Maytag Corp. to fix appliances under warranty in 2006 and 2007, according to a federal indictment.

By using serial numbers he copied from washers and dryers at local retail outlets such as Lowe’s and Fry’s Electronics, he submitted the false claims for repairs and travel expenses to the company that once advertised the dependability of its appliances by describing the Maytag repairman as “the loneliest guy in town.”"

Apparently he was off the hook until Whirlpool acquired Maytag in 2006. You see, Whirlpools shit breaks down all the time, so if you dont fix it, it dont work. Brilliant.

“Kelley Deanna Moore, a record keeper for Maytag at the time, said some of French’s billings came into question when Maytag was bought by Whirlpool Corp. in 2006. “

I guess the not guilty by claim association went out the window in 2006, when Maytag got bought. Poor bastard, he might have a good thing going today…