3 R.I. contractors charged with wage theft on Woonsocket school project
PROVIDENCE – Three Rhode Island contractors have been charged with stealing more than $64,000 in wages from 14 workers on a Woonsocket school proje...
PROVIDENCE – Three Rhode Island contractors have been charged with stealing more than $64,000 in wages from 14 workers on a Woonsocket school project, the R.I. Attorney General's Office said on Tuesday. Eduardo Benitez, 33, of Woonsocket, owner of Benitez Y Rojas Drywall, Empire Drywall, and New Generation Drywall; Teresa Rojas, 36, of Pawtucket, affiliated with Empire Drywall; and Yuliana Gonzalez, 25, of Providence, affiliated with New Generation Drywall, are each accused of failing to pay prevailing wage to workers at rates of more than $50 per hour for work they performed during the construction and renovation of RISE Prep Mayoral Academy between 2018 and 2019.