City Closes Notorious Cosmetics Shop for Ten Days

City Manager Greg Veliz ordered a ten day business license suspension against Oro Gold, 518 Duval Street, during a Suspension/Revocation hearing at city hall last Thursday morning. The business owners Nir Chen and Zohar Alon were warned any future code violations would close their business in Key West. The suspension was ordered to start at 2PM Thursday.

Oro Gold has a long history of consumer complaints, citations and repeated fines for violating Key West City Code.

Oro Gold has also been the target of sidewalk protest by local consumer action group The Key West Rip-Off Rapid Response Team for bad business practices. The group has made several monetary recoveries to consumers who were cheated after false claims and high pressure sales tactics.

Rip-Off Team spokesperson Tevis Wernicoff said, “We’re encouraged the new city manager is getting tough on serial code violators and willing to suspend their license. The city needs to come down hard because the cosmetics shops have a horrible track record here in Key West. We are better than this!” 

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