Miami Shores business owner accused of defrauding customer in $12,000 boat sale

A Miami Shores man is facing felony fraud and theft charges after police say he took more than from a customer for a boat that was never delivered According to an arrest description -year-old Ricardo Ulrich Deuker who also goes by Ric Ruthenberg was arrested Tuesday and charged with organized fraud and grand theft Investigators noted Deuker the owner of Up Boats LLC accepted a wire transfer of plus for shipping from a buyer on June for a vessel that was supposed to be delivered in July After repeated delays and unreturned messages the buyer canceled the order in October and never received a refund police revealed The victim revealed the event to the State Attorney s Office the Federal Business Commission and the Better Business Bureau before contacting Opa-locka Police Detectives mentioned this is the second time Deuker has been arrested in a similar event involving the same scheme He was arrested and transported to the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center