American Steel Fabricators' work remains unfinished after Grace and Peace Church paid thousands for a food pantry expansion, Pastor John Zayas said.But, efforts to help those in need have been delayed. The pastor says a local steel company took the money, nearly $157,000, but never finished the work.
Zayas says the general contractor is not to blame, and that the project held is being up only by American Steel Fabricators' unfinished installation of steel. Zayas showed the I-Team some steel beams up. He says only about 20% of the work is complete, which a far cry from their blueprints. "I'm out of a job. I'm on disability. I got bad legs, and I need all the help I can get," Robles said. "These people here from the church, they help people a lot."
Then, days later, he got another email from the director of project management, saying that the chief operating officer had passed away. The worker said the managers and owners had already left for the day. Knowles left his business card and emailed and called again, but never hard back.