Robert "Bobby" Edwards - Savannah - RKE - Read Before Hiring

Bobby Edwards came into my field of vision when I heard about a situation involving him allegedly taking money to do a kitchen remodel at The Merritt on Whitemarsh Island and then not doing the job. Robert "Bobby" Edwards - Owner of RKE Group Bobby supposedly used to work for The Merritt , as a maintenance person. Bobby Edwards presented himself as an individual who did construction jobs and was capable of remodeling a kitchen. So says his business card. He wanted a prepayment. The elderly woman who was hiring him to do the job was not paying attention and when Bobby Edwards said that he would just write out the check to himself while standing by her checkbook, she said okay. Would you believe that he allegedly made himself out a check from this woman's check book for over FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS?? This was way over the amount she agreed to prepay. She didn't even catch it until he was out the door. Bobby never showed up to do the job. He avoided phone cal...

On September 14, 2018, I texted Bobby Edwards of RKE Group, in Savannah Georgia. After a few back and forths, and him trying to tell me that he wasn't going to call me because HE was being scammed by scam artists (I laughed at that one), he finally called me. I told him I was trying to talk to him and help him out because even though he had made some mistakes in the past, I saw that he had tried hard over the years to make a reputation for himself and I wanted to help him avoid the fallout. Full disclosure: I am a digital forensics specialist by trade. I told him this. I let him know that we wanted to avoid going to the courts with this and I wanted to give him the opportunity to make it right. To me, it was an easy fix. Pay the money back. No charges filed. No reputation damage. She gets her money and peace of mind back and can pay someone a reasonable rate to give her some kitchen cabinets. He doesn't incur criminal charges or look bad in the eyes of the people who he d...