Gina Luari, owner of a The Place 2 Be in West Hartford as well as other local restaurants, was arrested Wednesday via warrant on charges involving writing bad checks to another Connecticut business.

By Ronni Newton

The owner of a restaurant chain that has a location in West Hartford was arrested Wednesday via warrant on two felony charges involving a restaurant supply company.

Gjinovefa “Gina” Luari, 33, CEO of The Statement Group – which includes The Place 2 Be and other area restaurants – is was released after posting a $10,000 surety bond and is due back in court on Oct. 22 to face charges of second-degree larceny and issuing a bad check of more than $2,000.

Luari, a West Hartford resident who currently operates restaurants in West Hartford, Hartford, and New Haven, was arrested by

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