Local pool company owner, husband charged with fraud and theft

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The owner of a local pool company and her spouse are facing fraud and theft charges.

Dozens of victims claim Davenport Extreme Pools and Spas took their money but didn't build their pools. The company was the focus of a WDRB investigation in January.

Months later, Tracy Davenport and her husband, Matthew Davenport turned themselves Monday in at the Clark County Jail.

Police said they're each charged in Clark County with four counts of theft, four counts of fraud and two counts of corrupt business influence — all felony charges.

There are also victims in Kentucky who claim the same thing, that the company took their money but never built a pool.

Tracy Davenport filed for bankruptcy for the company. Her case lists about 60 families who said they were victims of fraud. Attorney Larry Wilder, who is representing the couple, said Matthew Davenport was an officer in the corporation.

"No pools were built," Indiana State Police Sgt. Carey Huls said. "I don't think ground was even broken on a single pool, as far as our victims are concerned. So a lot of money, a lot of broken promises, and I'm sure a lot of disappointed people."

Lawsuits have also been filed against the company. One lawsuit alleges Davenport spent customer money on "lavish vacations to Las Vegas, personal cosmetic surgeries, a six-figure recreational vehicle, and the purchase of an expensive pleasure cruising lake boat."

One former Kentucky customer, Cory Dahlkamp, already paid nearly $50,000. She said she's still paying off a remaining loan for a swimming pool that she'll never get from the company. She ended up hiring someone else to get a pool.

"I am thankful that the people on the Indiana side are getting some sort of movement and some sort of step toward justice," Dahlkamp said. "I have no hopes for restitution."

Dahlkamp previously told WDRB News that her project was going to be around $96,000.

"When you look at the evidence and you look at the paper trail, it's very clearly fraud," Dahlkamp said. "There's no question about it. I mean they took our money and ran."

Wilder said Monday his clients were charged "with additional charges related to their failed pool business."

"We look forward to giving a jury of their peers an opportunity to hear the evidence and make a decision based on the law an evidence," Wilder said.

On Friday, Sept. 29, the Davenports were charged with multiple counts of fraud and theft in Floyd County.

According to court documents, the couple took more than $245,000 from four victims in Floyd County to build pools, dating back to 2021. But they never built anything.

There may be at least 50 victims in both Indiana and Kentucky, court documents state. The Davenports are accused of fraudulently taking millions of dollars.

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