Santa stiffed by local company

A local man who played Santa in downtown Las Vegas says he was stiffed by a local company.

SPREADING CHEER AT DOWNTOWN LASVEGAS.13 CHIEF INVESTIGATOR DARCYSPEARS SHOWS WHO'S ON SANTA'SNAUGHTY LIST.<04.37 GEORGE DOTY: I'VE BEENDOING SANTA FOR MAYBE FOUR,FIVE YEARS.GEORGE DOTY LOVES PLAYINGSANTA.05.33 GEORGE DOTY: BECAUSE WHENYOU PUT THAT OUTFIT ON,THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THANSAYING; HO HO HO HO, MERRYCHRISTMAS!

GEORGE SAYS HE WASHIRED BY "VIVA VEGAS SHOWGIRLSAND ENTERTAINMENT" TO BE SANTABACK ON DECEMBER 13TH, 14TH AND15TH.00.04 CELL PHONE VIDEO OFGEORGE AS SANTA: THIS IS SANTACLAUS DOWN ON FREMONT STREET.THESE TEXTS MESSAGES SHOWINSTRUCTIONS ABOUT SECURITYTAKING HIM TO THE RIGHT SPOT,AND HIS SHIFT STARTING AT 4P-M.07.44 GEORGE DOTY: THEY SAIDTHEY WOULD, IN MY TEXTMESSAGES, THEY WOULD PAY ME INCASH ON THE THIRD DAY.BUT GEORGE SAYS THAT DIDN'THAPPEN.MORE THAN TWO MONTHS LATER HE'SSTILL WAITING TO GET PAID.14.35 GEORGE DOTY: IT WOULD BE$360 FOR THE DUTIES DONE AND ITHINK I GOT 18 HOURS.THREE 6 HOUR SHIFTS.13 INVESTIGATES REACHED OUT TO"VIVA VEGAS SHOWGIRLS." SOMERED FLAGS WERE RAISED WHEN WECOULDN'T VERIFY A STATE OR CITYLICENSE.WE ALSO COULDN'T FIND A GOODADDRESS FOR THE COMPANY.WE DID MANAGE TO GET SANTA'SBOSS VIA TEXT MESSAGE, BUT SHEREFUSED TO ANSWER ANY OF OURQUESTIONS.GEORGE ADMITS HE NEVER ACTUALLYMET ANYONE HIMSELF AND SETEVERYTHING UP BY TEXT.35.37 RHONDA METTLER/BBB:INDIVIDUALS HAVE TO DO THEIRDUE DILIGENCE WHEN YOU DOBUSINESS WITH ANYBODY.THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAUSAYS: ALWAYS RESEARCH ANYCOMPANY LOOKING TO HIRE YOU ANDFIND OUT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.35.07 RHONDA METTLER/BBB: MEETIN PERSON.THERE'S NO HARM IN ASKING;WHERE ARE YOU LOCATED?

WHAT ISTHE FULL NAME OF YOUR COMPANY?ARE YOU LICENSED?

AND WHETHERIT'S YOUR FIRST TIME WITH THECOMPANY OR YOU'VE WORKED WITHTHEM BEFORE, GET EVERYTHING INWRITING.33.39 RHONDA METTLER/BBB: GET ACONTRACT.FIND OUT ALL THE TERMS; HOWMUCH YOU'RE GETTING PAID.THE HOURS THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSEDTO WORK, ETC.AS FOR GEORGE, HE WANTS OTHERSTO LEARN FROM HIS STORY ANDSAYS FOR HIM, IT'S ULTIMATELYNOT ABOUT THE MONEY.07.29 GEORGE DOTY: I CAN SAYTHIS, WHEN YOU'RE BEING SANTATHERE IS NO SHIFT AND THETIMING JUST GOES AWAY.ALL YOU KNOW IS YOU'RE MAKINGPEOPLE HAPPY.(STAND UP TAG) IF YOU'RE HAVINGTROUBLE GETTING PAID LIKEGEORGE, BE SURE TO FILE ACOMPLAINT WITH NEVADA'S LABORCOMMISSIONER.THEY'LL INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTSINVOLVING NON-PAYMENT ANDOTHER WAGE DISPUTES.WE HAVE INFORMATION ON HOW TODO THAT ON OUR WEBSITE,KTNV.COM.DARCY SPEARS, 13 INVESTIGATES.