Sanjiv Kakkar, new owner of the Brookdale Inn and Spa, was arrested on multiple charges by detectives on Oct. 19.
According to the district attorney’s office Kakkar was arrested on suspicion of not having workers compensation insurance, paying workers with bad checks, and failing to pay an employee’s medical bill after he was hurt on the job.
Kakkar is also under investigation for a fire in August that burned 20 apartments and four cars at the lodge in August, the death of a local man, 35, just days after he fell into a construction hole near the lodge’s pool in September, and many unpaid bills.
Kakkar was released on $75,000 dollar bail the evening of his arrest and continues to manage the once famous property.
