State Attorney: Latitude 360 employees are ‘victims'

State Attorney Angela Corey says her office is investigating whether Latitude 360 broke state and federal laws.

"I do want the employees to know that we heard their cry for help," said Corey.

Local families still struggling after suddenly losing their jobs when Latitude 360 shut down last month are looking to the State Attorney's Office for help.

Employees say they still haven't been able to cash their final two paychecks and the health insurance they paid for was canceled.

"Those that worked here, we know what you went through. We're looking into it. We do consider you to be victims," said Corey.

The company's president Greg Garson stepped down the day after our Action News Jax Investigation gave you an inside look into Latitude 360's finances and failures.

Multiple lawsuits against Garson accuse him of misleading investors, both in Latitude 360 and other ventures. He hasn't returned Action News Jax's phone calls and did not answer his door when we went looking for answers.

After seeing our Action News Jax Investigation on Tuesday, former Latitude 360 customers Arleen Boyd-Alston and Donald Alston pitched in financial help and baby supplies to support former bowling counter manager Marcus Rodriguez -- a father of a newborn who's now out of work.

"You've just got a good heart. Every time we came in, you took care of us," said Boyd-Alston.

Rodriguez was getting so desperate, he was going to sell his dining room table to support his family.

Now he doesn't have to.

"Seeing that actually someone cares, it means a lot," said Rodriguez.

"The dining room table stays," said Boyd-Alston.

Rodriguez is driving to Savannah this weekend to meet with another woman who saw our story and wants to donate a bunch of baby clothes, a bath and more to his family.

Another woman who saw our investigation wants to interview Rodriguez for a new job.

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