Agent Report – Tampa Bay Contractor RJ Longboat & Sons
Contractor summary
Based only on the report provided, the subject appears to be Robert John Longboat, born 1960, with an address listed as REDACTED, Saint Petersburg, FL.
The report lists a felony violation of probation involving “home invasion, burglary, grand theft, home solicitation,” with disposition shown as probation continued and adjudication guilty, disposition date Aug 11, 2000.
The report also lists a misdemeanor unlicensed specialty contracting (paving) matter with disposition shown as adjudicated guilty, disposition date Jun 14, 2000.
Separately, the report contains multiple theft and fraud related charges from 1991, some of which ended in not guilty or dismissal. Examples include grand theft and uttering an altered check with jury trial not guilty on Jun 25, 1992, and exploit of an aged person with case dismissed on Nov 13, 1992.
Scope and access profile
No scope, deliverables, timeline, spend, location, or access needs were provided. Under a survivability lens, that forces a worst case assumption: onsite work, unsupervised access to property, tools, keys, invoices, scheduling, customer interactions, and potential exposure to personal data tied to billing and service records.
TOP RISKS BY CATEGORY
Legal and regulatory
- Prior unlicensed contracting conviction creates direct licensing and permitting exposure if any work requires registration, permits, or specialty credentials.
- The report also lists multiple “registration required” and “license expired” type items, signaling repeat compliance slippage, even if some are traffic related.
Financial and fraud
- The record set includes theft and forged instrument related activity, including “grand theft” and “uttering an altered check.” Even where the outcome was not guilty, the presence of these allegations drives our control burden way up.
- A charge category tied to exploitation of an aged person appears, with a dismissal shown, but it is still unacceptable noise for a contractor relationship that touches customer homes, billing, or vulnerable populations.
Information security and privacy
- No security posture, controls, incident history, or subcontractor controls were provided. With the fraud and theft pattern in the report, we assume elevated risk around invoice fraud, change order padding, and misuse of any customer or employee data.
Operational delivery
- No staffing plan, supervision model, or continuity plan was provided. If the contractor is key person dependent, a disruption becomes our problem.
- No defined acceptance criteria provided, so scope creep and payment disputes become likely.
Health and safety
- No evidence of insurance, workers comp, OSHA program, training, or job hazard analysis. If this work is onsite, we carry real injury and property damage exposure with zero proof of transfer.
Reputational and brand
- The felony probation violation record referencing home invasion and burglary creates reputational blowback risk if any incident occurs on our property or at customer sites.
Red flags
- Felony violation of probation record referencing home invasion, burglary, and grand theft, with adjudication guilty shown.
- Unlicensed specialty contracting (paving) with adjudication guilty shown.
- Theft and forged instrument pattern in the record set, even where outcomes include not guilty or dismissal.
- Exploit of an aged person category appears, with dismissal shown.
- No scope, no access definition, no spend, no location, no licensing proof, no insurance proof, no references, no dispute history, no corporate identity proof.
Exact documents and checks
- Identity match proof: government ID plus confirmation the report matches the individual who will be onsite, plus list of all owners and all onsite workers
- Corporate docs: legal entity registration, good standing, tax ID, beneficial ownership statement
- Licensing: copies of all required trade licenses tied to the specific scope and jurisdiction, plus verification of active status
- Insurance: COI plus policy forms for general liability and workers comp at minimum, plus professional liability if design advice or engineering scope exists, with us as additional insured
- Screening: sanctions screening, litigation search, reference checks, and a fresh background check for every person who will be onsite
- Security: written access control plan, device policy if any system access, data handling and retention, breach notification timeline, subcontractor flow down controls
- Financial controls: verified banking details, invoice format requirements, lien waiver process, and no cash payments
ADJUDICATED DECISION
Reject completely and do not let enter process again
Reasons tied to facts in hand
- The report shows a felony violation of probation involving home invasion and burglary themes, with adjudication guilty shown.
- The report shows an unlicensed contracting conviction.
- The report shows a theft and forged instrument pattern, plus an aged person exploitation category, which pushes unacceptable downside if any work involves access to property, customers, billing, or unsupervised presence.
- We have zero documentation to offset these risks.