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To the REAL TRUTH... WOW!!! I was intriqued by your lofty view of Curt Malins "conviction" as if it were a mere indescretion, maybe even a misdomeanor, .. so I thought maybe there was more to it and my curiosity was peeked so I googled his name to see what would come up, and THERE IT WAS TOP LINE IN GOOGLE - - - And you TRUST THIS GUY????? He doesn't even have a contractors license now, (see line 3 below), boy!! Did you open a can of worms... how is this guy going to run Malins Pools now without a contractors license??? (Can't use Dad's, Bill Malins Sr. passed away) This is not a "baa baa black sheep" story, it is a down and out criminal story -Curtis Malins IS A CONVICTED FELON!!! THREE FELONY COUNTS!! I bet those 89 people he duped when he owned Curtis Pools, would not give such a glowing recommendation. POOL CONTRACTOR GUILTY OF FELONY VIOLATIONS Surrenders Contractors License SAN BERNARDINO - A Contractors State License Board (CSLB) investigation prompted a San Bernardino County Superior Court judge to order jail time and restitution for a local swimming pool and landscape contractor. Additionally, Curtis Custom Pools owner Curtis Michael Malins was ordered to surrender his contractor's license by August 1. Malins, who was found guilty on three felony counts of diversion of construction funds, was ordered to serve one year in county jail and five years of supervised probation, to surrender his contractor's license, and to pay restitution to his victims. A restitution hearing is scheduled for October 25, 2001. The CSLB alleges Curtis Custom Pools victimized over a dozen consumers and committed multiple contractor law violations, including job abandonment, poor workmanship, taking funds in excess of work performed (frontloading), failure to pay subcontractors, and misuse of funds or failure to account for funds. Complaints against Curtis Custom Pools generated from homeowners in San Bernardino, Riverside, Orange, and Los Angeles counties. And then the other blurb stated: "Curtis Malins, owner of now-defunct Curtis Custom Pools in Chino, Calif., must serve a year in jail, surrender his contractor’s license and pay $400,000 in restitution to clients for leaving at least 89 pools incomplete, according to Ken Ayers, senior investigator with the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office, Specialized Prosecutions Unit. Malins closed his offices abruptly in June 2000." Check it out yourself: Go to Google and type in Curtis Malins... Remember The Real Truth, Malins Custom Pools is not the same company as it was under the leadership of Bill Malins, Sr. Malins Custom Pools is now under the leadership of Curtis Malins...will history repeat itself?

To the REAL TRUTH. I am glad your experience with Malins Pools was positive. But, you should know, things have changed as of July 1, 2007. Bill Malins, Sr. died on that day, and he is no longer here to SUPERVISE Curtis. Curtis Malins has now taken over Malins Pools to run as he sees fit. Has the "black sheep" as you called him really reformed? Should he even be allowed to run this company? (You know there are very strict guidelines relative to contractors license, criminal history, etc. in the State of California). (You were the one that mentioned his "conviction", and I did look it up... you were right!!) From this point forward, as long as Curtis Malins is at the helm of Malins Pools, I would not recommend Malins Pools to anyone, least they find themselves in the same pridictament as those people who trusted him and bought a Curtis Pool only to be left holding the bag.

I have just learned that Bill Malins, Sr. the owner of Malins Custom Pools passed away July 1, 2007. I find it appalling that neither Curtis Malins, who has now taken over the company, nor Bill's widow, felt it proper to post an obituary so the community would know of his passing. Bill Malins was an outstanding member of the community in Chino, CA. There are many of us who worked with Bill on various boards, and projects. Collectively we read The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, The San Bernardino Sun, and The San Gabrial Tribune and in NOT ONE OF THOSE NEWSPAPERS was anything printed about Bill. Does this strike any of you as odd? Why wouldn't there be an obituary for a man who helped inspire many people, and who contributed much to his community. Why let him go "quietly into the night"? Why, I ask, why? I guess only Curt and his widow can answer that, and I guess they have their reasons. I hope you will all join me in saluting Bill Malins, Sr. with a moment of silence after you read this notice. The Inland Empire lost an icon in the pool building business. He was an honorable man, ran a clean operation, and was always honest with his customers. I just hope Curtis Malins does not handle Malins Custom Pool Construction the same deplorable way he handled his own pool company Curtis Pools.