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Brunos Owner Arrested….Except he wasn’t the owner.

Posted on 5/1/26 at 5:29 am
Posted by Cell of Awareness
Member since Jan 2024
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Posted on 5/1/26 at 5:29 am
[ Tulane Hullabaloo

How stupid were the employees and current ownership?

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Convicted fraudster Isaac Sylvester’s alleged two-week stint running Bruno’s Tavern, a beloved Uptown college bar, came to an end following his arrest on April 3. As litigation between former owners progresses, the bar sits empty. With a fake New Zealand accent and what one former employee described as “reckless” spending habits, 41-year-old Sylvester claimed to be the owner of Bruno’s in early March, according to former employees.
This post was edited on 5/1/26 at 6:13 am
Posted by bad93ex
Walnut Cove
Member since Sep 2018
35963 posts
Posted on 5/1/26 at 5:33 am to
I saw this episode

Posted by WillieD
Lafayette/BR
Member since Apr 2014
3206 posts
Posted on 5/1/26 at 5:33 am to
Wtf
This post was edited on 5/1/26 at 5:35 am
Posted by SloaneRanger
Upper Hurstville
Member since Jan 2014
13757 posts
Posted on 5/1/26 at 6:31 am to
Soon to be another “ain’t dere no more” I guess.
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
40363 posts
Posted on 5/1/26 at 6:46 am to
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With a fake New Zealand accent



So not a fake Australian accent, a fake New Zealand accent?


Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
80642 posts
Posted on 5/1/26 at 6:47 am to
Explain it like I'm a University College student.
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
33425 posts
Posted on 5/1/26 at 6:48 am to
Most people on here have no fricking clue what Bruno’s is
Posted by johnnydrama
Possibly Trashy
Member since Feb 2010
9192 posts
Posted on 5/1/26 at 6:58 am to
Bar near Tulane campus. Been in business for 60+ years but for most of that that catacorner to its present location.
Posted by toesinthesand
One Particular Harbour
Member since Dec 2011
232 posts
Posted on 5/1/26 at 7:21 am to
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
33457 posts
Posted on 5/1/26 at 8:08 am to
Ever been around someone who is a fraud like that...

My parents had a friend that was bull shitted by a guy who convinced everyone he was British and the name he went by was actually Mick...

I met the guy, he had me convinced, I guess that's why they call them "con" artist...
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
21133 posts
Posted on 5/1/26 at 8:11 am to
Sylvester?

Suffrin' Succotash!
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
35426 posts
Posted on 5/1/26 at 8:43 am to
I don't understand how this happened. The article says he was introduced by management as the new owner.
Posted by SidetrackSilvera
Member since Nov 2012
2806 posts
Posted on 5/1/26 at 8:46 am to
Every goddamn thing is a scam now. It's getting annoying.
Posted by GeauxPanthers2
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Member since Dec 2024
2056 posts
Posted on 5/1/26 at 8:51 am to
Bruno's used to be cool. It has really gotten shitty in the last 5-6 years. Hopefully they can get new owners in and turn it around.
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
33457 posts
Posted on 5/1/26 at 8:55 am to
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Bruno's used to be cool.


Should've stayed in the original building...
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
Member since Oct 2011
38126 posts
Posted on 5/1/26 at 9:14 am to
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Bruno's used to be cool. It has really gotten shitty in the last 5-6 years. Hopefully they can get new owners in and turn it around.


Spratt ran this place into the ground. How he just handed over the keys to a fraudster who didn’t actually own it is mind boggling. Someone please make this make sense.
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
20634 posts
Posted on 5/1/26 at 10:23 am to
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Isaac Sylvester




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in 2018 he had a warrant for his arrest for ID Fraud LINK and he's at it again, he ripped off a 80yr old women for hundreds of thousands of dollars, he got a girl pregnant and left her to rot in jail for the crimes he committed - contracter fraud and fraudulent cheques with her signature on them - she doesn't deserve to sit in jail for the things he's doing and continues to do without remorse, he bolted from his child and now seems to be back in New Orleans doing the same thing - last seen around the Uptown Area at Bruno's Tavern, if you see him he's probably using a fake name and claiming to be from Belgium or New Zealand but actually from Florida.


Posted by geauxpurple
New Orleans
Member since Jul 2014
17314 posts
Posted on 5/1/26 at 10:32 am to
I have been going to the original location since 1975. The place has never been the same since they moved from the original location across the street.
After reading the title, I was glad to see that they weren’t taking about the old owner who would never be involved with something like that.
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
33457 posts
Posted on 5/1/26 at 10:35 am to
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claiming to be from Belgium or New Zealand but actually from Florida.


Shocking....
Posted by Hangover Haven
Metry
Member since Oct 2013
33457 posts
Posted on 5/1/26 at 10:36 am to
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I have been going to the original location since 1975


First bar we hung out as a 16y/o my junior year at Rummel in '81.
This post was edited on 5/1/26 at 10:37 am
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