Authorities in Miami Springs, Florida, say a pizza maker has been distributing fake pizzeria flyers to local hotels, misleading tourists and hurting business for a legitimate pizza shop called Roman’s Pizzeria. But Jesus Roman, the latter’s owner, just wants Jose Marti-Alvarez, who was arrested for the alleged impersonation scheme, to do business under a different name.

CBS News reports that police have charged Marti-Alvarez with an “organized scheme to defraud” hotel guests as well as assault. The latter charge stems from an allegation that Marti-Alvarez hit a hotel manager with his car while leaving the hotel after being confronted about the flyers. 

According to Local 10, police allege Marti-Alvarez perpetrated an “elaborate scheme to defraud tourists staying in the hotels of Miami Springs” with flyers advertising a pizzeria with a name similar to Roman’s Pizzeria: Roman Cuisine Pizzeria. Roman said some pizzas were “bad, uncooked, sometimes [sent] in a box with a piece of raw dough.”

Dave Portnoy once reviewed Roman’s Pizzeria (rating it “a solid 7.4”), and Barstool Sports has covered the story. That article shows a flyer from Roman’s Pizzeria juxtaposed with a flyer for Roman Cuisine Pizzeria, described by police as Marti-Alvarez’s fraudulent business. Police say hotel guests thought they were ordering from the 40-year-old Roman’s Pizzeria when they placed orders based on Marti-Alvarez’s flyers for Roman Cuisine Pizzeria.

Barstool Sports noted the Roman Cuisine Pizzeria flyers look dissimilar to flyers passed out by Roman’s Pizzeria, with different colors and different phone numbers. Barstool Sports compared the alleged scheme to a classic episode of The Office in which Michael Scott ordered pies for his staff from Pizza by Alfredo instead of Alfredo’s Pizza Café, despite the inferior fare associated with Pizza by Alfredo.

It’s unclear from news reports whether Roman Cuisine Pizzeria is a legitimate restaurant licensed to serve food in Miami Springs. PMQ called the number listed on the company’s flyer and encountered a voice message in Spanish.

Roman told CBS News that the alleged scheme has been going on for several years, resulting in customers complaining to him about undercooked food and items missing from their orders.

In an interview with Local 10, Roman, who offers thin-crust New York-style pizza at his restaurant, said, “Sometimes they show up upset here [at] the store, claiming, ‘Where’s the food?’ We have to explain to them that it’s not us.” Police say Roman’s business has also gotten negative online reviews and complaints lodged with the Better Business Bureau.

After one angry customer visited Roman’s Pizzeria after-hours last week to complain, Roman grew concerned about his staff’s safety and reported the problem to the police.

“We spoke to the chief of police,” Roman said in the CBS News story. “They were starting to do something. (They were) posting (no) trespassing signs in the hotels.”

When a hotel manager confronted Marti-Alvarez about his flyers last week, Marti-Alvarez left the hotel and allegedly struck the manager with his car as he departed, police said.

For his part, Roman just wants to put an end to the confusion. As he told Miami’s NBC 6, “In a way, I’m glad, because hopefully it will stop. I didn’t want him to get arrested, but that’s something that had to happen to stop him. It’s not the right thing to do—he could have done it the right way. This wouldn’t have happened.”

CBS News reports that Roman isn’t seeking a long jail sentence for Marti-Alvarez or even an apology. “I would like him to not use my restaurant’s name, and if he uses his right name, then do the right food,” Roman said. “He could have his own business. He can do his own stuff. It’s his own name. There’s nothing wrong with that. We’re all here to work and get by. I appreciate that. I would like that.”