>>> TWO FORMER EMPLOYEES IN AURORA SAY THEY WERE STIFF OUT OF WEEKS OF PAY.

WE HAVE REPORTED ON A COMPANY OWNED BY THE AURORA MAYOR'S GIRLFRIEND.

THAT COMPANY GOT A GRANT DESPITE THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST.

THE COMPANY MISREPRESENTED WHETHER IT HAD GOTTEN COVID FUNDING IN THE GRANT APPLICATION.

PEOPLE WHO SAY THEY WORKED FOR THE FURNITURE COMPANY CLAIMED THEY WERE NOT PAID.

WE ARE HERE WITH THE STORY.

>> THE PEOPLE SAY THEY MET THE AURORA MAYOR LATE LAST YEAR WHEN THEY INVITED HIM TO A RESTAURANT THAT THEY WERE PROMOTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

HIS GIRLFRIEND JOINED UP AND WENT TO THE FURNITURE STORE.

THEY SAY QUICKLY THAT THE TOP TURN TO HER LOOKING FOR HELP AT THE STORE AND BEYOND.

>> SHE BASICALLY SOLD US THE DREAM, PEOPLE COULD RUN HER STORE AND EITHER PARTNER WITH HER AND OPENING ANOTHER STORE , AND BASICALLY OWNING A FURNITURE STORE, BEING ABLE TO BRING OUR DAUGHTER TO WORK THAT SHE BROUGHT HER CHILDREN TO WORK.

>> THEY SAY THEY MADE A VERBAL AGREEMENT THEY WOULD EACH BE PAID $500 PER WEEK PLUS COMMISSION ON ANYTHING THEY SOLD.

>> HOW DID THE RELATIONSHIP SOUR?

>> THEY WERE PAID THE FIRST WEEK BUT THE SECOND WEEK THEY SAID SHE PAID $500 TO ONE AND THE OTHER $250 FROM A TRANSFER FROM ZELLE AN THAT IS ALL THEY GOT DESPITE WORKING FOR THE STORE FOR A MONTH FULL-TIME.

THEY ASKED FOR WEEKS WHEN THEY GOT PAID.

SHE PUT THEM OFF REPEATEDLY AND RESPONDED ANGRILY BEFORE TELLING THEM TO DROP THEIR TEE OFF AND STOP COMING IN.

>> CHRISTMAS TIME, WE DID NOT GET EVERYTHING WE WANTED TO GET FOR OUR DAUGHTER.

I REACHED OUT TO HER AND MY LANDLORD WAS GOING TO CHARGE ME A LATE FEE.

IT SEEMS LIKE SHE DID NOT CARE.

>> THERE WERE MESSAGES SHE SAID ABOUT THE ISSUE , THE MAYOR SAID THAT HE HAS TOO MUCH ON HIS PLATE TO GET INVOLVED.

>> DID THEY EVER GET PAID ?

>> THEY HAVE NOT BEEN AND THEY SAID THE SAME THING TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

THE DEPARTMENT CANNOT COMMENT BECAUSE IT IS AN ACTIVE INVESTIGATION.

THROUGH A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST, THERE WERE SUBPOENAS ASKING FOR A VARIETY OF RECORDS ABOUT THEIR EMPLOYMENT .

WE LEARN FROM STATE RECORDS THAT THERE IS A MERELY $49,000 LIEN AGAINST THE COMPANY .

THEY SAID THERE WAS A NOTICE POSTED ON THE DOOR ONE DAY WHEN THEY SHOWED UP FOR WORK.

IT ALLEGES THERE WERE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WHO SAID FURNITURE WAS LATE, DAMAGED, OR THE PRICE KEPT CHANGING.

>> WHILE WE WERE WORKING THERE , WE SAW SO MANY ANGRY PEOPLE, PEOPLE SAYING THEY DID NOT GET THE FURNITURE THEY PAID FOR.

PEOPLE WAITING MONTHS FOR THEIR THINGS.

>> SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAINED IN A PUBLIC FACEBOOK POST ABOUT HER TIME WORKING AT THE FURNITURE STORE.

THE COMPANY HAS AN F RATING ON THE BBB WEBSITE WITH SEVERAL COMPLAINTS AND NEGATIVE REVIEWS.

>> PEOPLE FEARED BECAUSE SHE IS DATING THE MAYOR.

>> NOT ONLY ABOUT OUR PAYMENT BUT ALSO ABOUT JUSTICE FOR EVERYONE THAT WAS NEGATIVELY AFFECTED BY THIS.

>> I SPOKE WITH CLARK BRIEFLY WHO SAID SHE COULD NOT COMMENT AND HER ATTORNEY WAS HANDLING EVERYTHING.

SHE SAID ANY CLAIMS ABOUT HER HER BUSINESS ARE NOT TRUE.

PAYMENTS FROM THE CITY OF AURORA GRANT PROGRAM WE HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON ARE BEING DELAYED A CITY STAFF SAY IT IS BECAUSE OF MISSING DOCUMENTATION FROM SEVERAL