Money and betrayal on Las Olas Boulevard

Barbara Wells

Irving Bowen
By Dan Christensen, browardbulldog.org
Barbara S. Wells, whose grandfather started The Las Olas Company in 1936, alleges ex-company president Irving Bowen used her riches “to enjoy the trappings of wealth and power” while squandering tens of millions of dollars and “running the company into the ground.”
Two non-family sources familiar with the dispute said Wells’ total losses are believed to exceed $100 million.