Cabinet Company Owners Sentenced For Customer Scam: Bradenton Police

BRADENTON, FL — The owners of a cabinet company who scammed their customers will spend some time behind bars after being sentenced for their crimes, according to a Bradenton Police Department news release.

Ryan Nobles and Nicole Anderson, the former co-owners of M&L Cabinets, were arrested in September 2023.

Nobles was recently convicted of misapplication of construction funds of $100,000 or more, a first-degree felony. He was sentenced to 30 months in the Department of Corrections, followed by 27 years of probation. A judge will determine the amount of restitution that he is required to pay at a future date.

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Anderson pleaded guilty to felony scheming to defraud in excess of $50,000 last year. She was sentenced to 21 months in the Department of Corrections and 20 years of probation. She also must pay $88,507 in restitution.

Detective Michael Carpenter began investigating complaints by customers of M&L Cabinets, which was located at 7320 Manatee Ave. W., in February 2023.

Customers reported making down payments for kitchen renovations that weren’t started or completed, police said. Nearly two dozen customers made payments of several thousand to tens of thousands of dollars for products and services to the company.

M&L Cabinets also failed to pay for cabinets ordered and received from a supplier.

Financial records revealed that between August 2022 and January 2023, Nobles used his company credit card at casinos in Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas and aboard cruise ships. Over five months, he charged approximately $220,000, police said.

During the same period, Anderson made purchases and ATM withdrawals totaling around $90,000 using her company credit card.

Throughout this time, Nobles and Anderson continued to collect payments from clients.