(FranchisePick.Com) Curves for Women franchise owner Stacy Burnett dreamed of owning her own mini-chain of Curves franchises, becoming financially independent and helping women improve their health and their lives. Somewhere along the line, Burnett’s plan went terribly wrong.
According to New York’s Times Herald-Record, Stacy Burnett not only faces the financial difficulties of recovering from two failed Curves franchises, she is facing grand larceny charges for allegedly writing bad checks for rent:
Police say Burnett, 33, who owned the recently closed Hurley and Kingston Curves, has been arrested three times — once on Oct. 5 by the Ulster County sheriff for allegedly bouncing a $10,000 check, again on Feb. 25 for failure to appear in court, and most recently on April 24 by Ulster town police on a charge of fourth-degree grand larceny, a felony, accused of bouncing checks.
Town of Ulster police Chief Paul M. Watzka says the grand-larceny charge stems from “bad checks on payment of rent on the Kingston Curves.
“Now it’s coming to light that she may be involved in other transactions that may be illegal,” Watzka said.
Burnett says she is not guilty.
“I bear no responsibility for all the bad paper floating out there,” she said. “I intend to fight those charges vigorously.”
Burnett said she closed the clubs after realizing she was working 13 hours a day and making very little money.
“I loved the members,” she said. “It’s just that Curves is a dying concept, with all sorts of problems, and I couldn’t live like that, hoping for things to pick up.”
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