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Jeff Deal

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
16
Latest publication
Sep 22, 2026
Outlet visibility, for WDBO
Top 5M sites
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Jeff Deal

    ‘Totally Refundable’ deposit wasn’t returned for months until Action 9 got involved (opens the original)

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    ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla — Management of a local apartment complex shut out Action 9 after Consumer Investigator Jeff Deal asked why a woman hadn’t received her deposit back. Gabbi Redding paid a security deposit when she applied to lease an apartment in March, but she said her application was denied and the apartment complex wouldn’t return the money. The website for the Timberlake Apartment Homes in Altamonte Springs shows security deposits are totally refundable, but after around five month

  2. Article · Sep 14, 2026 · Jeff Deal

    Scammers stole couple’s home phone number. Then $4,800 disappeared (opens the original)

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    PALM COAST, Fla — Thieves hijacked the home phone number from a Palm Coast couple, then scammed them out of thousands of dollars. Jay Twardosz told Action 9 Consumer Investigator Jeff Deal, “That’s big-time money.” Jay Twardosz and his wife Joan live mostly on social security and rely on their landline to make calls. But scammers moved or “ported” their home phone number to a phone the scammers controlled. At first, the couple had no idea their phone number had been taken over. All the

  3. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Jeff Deal

    ‘We trusted him’: Homeowner demands money back after remodeling dispute (opens the original)

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    VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla — A Volusia County homeowner wants his money back following a dispute over a home construction project. “I wasn’t sleeping at nights. I was really distraught of this guy just doing that to us after we trusted him,” said Gary Kelly. Do you have a consumer complaint or need help from Jeff Deal and Action 9? Click the banner below to submit a tip. Kelly told Action 9 Consumer Investigator Jeff Deal he was concerned the business owner didn’t have a contractors license and

  4. Article · Sep 8, 2026 · Jeff Deal

    Orlando couple fights insurance denial after stroke and spinal surgery (opens the original)

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    ORLANDO, Fla — A sudden medical issue put an Orlando couple’s lives on hold, and they believe an insurance decision is making this Tayler Gonzalez’ already tough road to recovery even harder. “We got engaged before this, and we put off our wedding for this,” Tayler Gonzalez told Action 9 Consumer Investigator Jeff Deal. Do you have a consumer complaint or need help from Jeff Deal and Action 9? Click the banner below to submit a tip. Gonzalez would love to get out of his specialty wheelch

  5. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Jeff Deal

    Hacked Walmart account leads to $2,000 loss for customer (opens the original)

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    TITUSVILLE, Fla — Someone hacked the Walmart account of a Brevard County customer, Colleen German. It left her on the hook for more than $2,000 worth of groceries. “And it’s kind of frustrating to know that we’ve been a loyal customer to them and they won’t help us,” German said. She claims she even reported the fraud to Walmart before the order was picked-up and Walmart didn’t stop it. So, she turned to Action 9 for help. Do you have a consumer complaint or need help from Jeff Deal

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