From Company to “Dummy Corporation”
The scheme deepened just days later when Enrique and Lopez created a new entity, Colado Enterprise, which the complaint described as a “dummy corporation.”
By the following month, the pair had transferred the deed to a commercial property at 9803 NW 80th Ave. in Hialeah Gardens—a major asset belonging to Colado Trucking—into the name of their newly formed company.
The jury’s verdict awarded $975,000 in compensatory damages for the real estate theft and $30,000 in punitive damages, finding that the defendants acted willfully in defrauding Henry’s estate.
A Widow’s Fight for Justice
Representing Henry’s estate, Laura Colado brought the case not only to reclaim what was rightfully hers but to vindicate her late husband’s legacy.
“This verdict restores dignity to Henry’s memory and ensures justice is served,” said her attorney Alaina Fotiu-Wojtowicz of Brodsky Fotiu-Wojtowicz PLLC in a post-trial statement.
Laura’s legal team also included Mariana Muci and Benjamin H. Brodsky of Brodsky Fotiu-Wojtowicz PLLC, alongside Joel A. Bello and Ian I. Martinez of Bello & Martinez.
The defendants, Enrique Colado and Lopez, were represented by Omar Ortega, Rosdaisy Rodriguez, and Krystina M. Dorta of Dorta & Ortega PA.
