Sandals Resorts Allegedly Ripped Off Guests With Bogus Taxes Charges
Sandals Resorts Scammed Guests With A Bogus 12% Tax In Secret Deal With Caribbean Governments Sandals Resorts has been slapped with a $5 million class-action lawsuit by former guests in Florida. The lawsuit accuses the company of charging guests 12% tax rates meant for Caribbean governments. Yet, they are pocketing the money. The lawsuit alleges Sandals Resorts pocketed nearly $37.5 million in the tax fraud scheme in Antigua and Barbuda alone. The plaintiff in the suit is Vitali Feldman. He hired Miami-based law firm Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman to represent him. Feldman claims he vacationed at a Sandals Resorts in 2017, 2018 and 2019 with his wife and two young children. He claims he and others fell victim to the tax scheme. Feldman alleges Sandals charged him and others the bogus tax rate of 12% for the cost of his stay. Feldman’s lawyers claim current and past customers were deceived into paying such tax. The resort told gu...