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 Jonas Newell , owner of Solid Electrical Services in San Diego, who was federally indicted on money laundering and drug trafficking charges and released from prison in 2019 who during the court proceedings cooperated with authority to reduce his time in prison. Now is being of withholding wages owed to an employee who began working with Newell when the company first started back in 2022 , whenever he was ASKED. Over the past year says he's worked nearly 7 days a week between 10-12 hours a day working for Newell. Phone records show over 10,000 phone communications between the 2. Newell has profited an estimated 1.5 million and the employee has been paid roughly $20,000 over the course of 3 years. Text messages confirm that Newell offering to pay large bonuses, offering sums of $3,900 ,$6,000, $9,000, $10,000 $30,000, $40,000 . Stating he will send an hvac tech to fix employees ac unit offering to send ac unit. Text between the 2 discuss ownership of the company, starting other ventures together, and Mr. Newell paying off the employees mortgage. Not one of these offerings or promises have been honored. and has played a vital role the companies success. Text messages confirm that Newell HAS MADE offeringS to pay large bonuses, offered sums of , thirty thousand, forty thousand, and nine thousand, six thousand and also stated he would offer a severance package. additionally he stated he will take send a air conditioning tech to fix employees ac unit and offering to send an ac unit as well. Text between the 2 discuss ownership of solid electrical ,starting other ventures together and Mr. Newell paying off the employees mortgage. Not one of these offerings or promises have been honored .The employee says Mr. Newell also promised to help the employee take care of other debts and they discussed a loan of 100k but says Newell would agree to things and pay just enough for the employee to get by. Employee was fired for refusing to fill out documents to contract with a company for government contracts, owned by James Sprecher , a man that Florida Attorney General filed a lawsuit against after over 200 complaints, the company uses 50+ names 60 + websites and has denied employees of over $200,000 in back wages owed under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) federal minimum wage provision.Sprecher who has thousands of online complaints ,multiple cases for misleading practices, including bank fraud and embezzlement ,in multiple states. The employee has made multiple attempts to get compensation for the estimated $100k + in wages and other deals he has been promised along the way. When employee threatened to take legal action Newell immediately hired a Nevada attorney where the employee resides to attempt to bully the employee to sign a settlement agreement for amounts as low as $3,900 to settle although newell agrees he owes at least $10,000 . Newell is fully aware he has been the employees main source of income and knows the employees home air conditioner is broken, with temperatures reaching 110 degrees , it seems Newell is leveraging money owed to force a settlement out of desperation which would prevent the employee from seeking future payments he is due. As ridiculous as it sounds in the latest Newell claims he is contacting the FBI after finding out the employee has gone public with the story. additionally the 2 had been friends for nearly 30 years and the employee not only trusted Newell but refrained from legal action for months to protect Newell from fines, legal fees , and potential criminal penalties.