It’s not just the time and effort he’s expended, the money lost and the hassle of it all that bothers business owner Larry Williams.
It’s that his standing in the community of Lompoc has been damaged.
Williams’ troubles started a few weeks ago when unauthorized charges began showing up on payment cards belonging to his customers at the Pizza Garden restaurant on North H Street. Williams said he knows it couldn’t be any of his employees making those charges. And he knows he didn’t do any.
As word has gotten around town that some of Pizza Garden’s customers have had their payment card information compromised, a number of them have stopped eating there, said Williams. It has caused a huge drop in business for the 54-year-old businessman.