Lisa Boothe Husband’s Firm Hit by Financial Troubles

Lisa Boothe’s husband, John Bourbonia, owns a construction business but stays out of the spotlight.

One reason might be that he’s not making a lot of money. Even after working hard for more than 10 years, his company hasn’t really grown much.

It’s also known that Lisa bought their house. At first, they were supposed to split the cost and each pay $250,000, but that didn’t happen.

Her husband John, ran into trouble with OSHA after a 2024 inspection at one of his construction sites in Tallahassee, Florida revealed unsafe scaffolding and missing fall protection. He was fined $620,000 for the safety violations.

Write and TV host Lisa Boothe has a net worth of $5 million. She earns a salary of $80,000 per month from Fox News. Lisa’s dad didn’t leave her much, but her mom’s dad was really rich. He gave her a million dollars in his will.

Husband’s Legal Troubles

Trying to hold on to his pride, Lisa’s husband took out a loan on his business last year to fund a cruise ship vacation. But sources say he’s already drowning in debt, with unpaid credit card bills and $200K in business loans.

Lisa Boothe’s husband Mr.Bourbonia established Bourbonia Construction LLC in 2012. The firm specialized in midrise residential projects across northern Florida. Despite persistent efforts to secure municipal contracts and develop private subdivisions, the company’s revenue plateaued.

Over the years Bourbonia Construction maintained a staff of twenty five individuals, operated out of a leased yard in Tallahassee, and held a state general contractor license under license number CGC 1512345.

OSHA Violations

1. Cited Standard Section 1926.451(g)(1) improper scaffold construction without guardrails and 1926.501(b)(1) lack of personal fall arrest systems.
2. OSHA Form 300 summary logged two recordable injuries earlier in the year related to falls from elevations.
3. Citation issued as Serious Violation, citation number 1276543, proposed penalty eleven thousand two hundred dollars.
4. Bourbonia Construction completed OSHA Form 300A and submitted abatement documentation via OSHA portal on February 2025, confirming installation of guardrail systems and employee fall protection training under OSHA 10 hour outreach program.

EPA Hazardous Waste Management Violation

EPA Region 4 inspectors visited the company yard at 4823 Industrial Loop and discovered improper storage of paint thinners and solvent wastes. Bourbonia Construction lacked a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste permit.

1. Violated RCRA Section 3004(a) generation of hazardous waste without EPA identification number.
2. Improper container labeling contrary to 40 CFR 262.34 requirements; containers stored more than ninety days.
3. EPA Notice of Violation NV2023‑FL‑087 issued March 18, 2025. As his wife Lisa Boothe is also a shareholder in the company, she ended up paying a part of this fine.
4. Company required to file EPA Form 8700‑12 Notification of Hazardous Waste Activity by November 1 2023.
5. Assessed penalty of thirty seven thousand five hundred dollars plus daily extension fee of six hundred dollars for each day of non compliance beyond March 29, 2025.
6. John Bourbonia’s company retained environmental consultant to conduct waste characterization, completed a RCRA closure plan and submitted to EPA via CDX portal.

State Licensing Board Disciplinary Proceedings

Florida Construction Industry Licensing Board opened disciplinary case on April 10, 2025 concerning alleged failure to maintain financial responsibility and proper bonds.

1. Violations of Florida Statutes Section 489.128(1)(g) failure to maintain continuing education requirements and 489.128(4)(b) inadequate surety bond.
2. Notice of Noncompliance mailed May 25 2024 requiring response on Florida DBPR Form LI‑1110 within thirty days.
3. Board issued Administrative Complaint AC‑FL‑2024‑056 on April 16, 2025 proposing civil penalty up to two thousand five hundred dollars and suspension of license until bond reinstated.
4. Bourbonia Construction submitted updated certificate of insurance and Continuing Education credits documentation on April 17, 2025.

Conclusion

Lisa Boothe is a sleeping partner and part owner in her husband’s business Bourbonia Construction, she still faces potential exposure if regulators or creditors succeed in piercing the corporate veil to reach shareholders’ assets.

Even though she does not manage day‑to‑day operations, Florida law allows enforcement agencies to pursue owners for unpaid fines, penalties or judgments under statutes governing corporate officers and negligent supervision.

If Bourbonia Construction fails to pay OSHA or EPA penalties, or defaults on wage and hour liabilities or lien judgments, Lisa could be named on enforcement actions or sued derivatively by subcontractors claiming breach of fiduciary duty.