Pompa falsely reported in 2018 that M&M Cleaning had an estimated annual payroll of $10,000 when state tax records showed that the company reported approximately $388,311 in wages over the previous year.īy falsely reporting a lower annual payroll, Pompa was able to obtain a lower workers’ compensation insurance premium from his insurance provider, thereby lowering his business operating expenses. Pompa is also charged with one count of failing to maintain workers’ compensation insurance coverage for his employees from December 1, 2017, to September 22, 2018, and one count of fraud based on falsely reporting payroll information to his workers’ compensation insurance company. ![]() The criminal information alleges that employees noticed irregularities on their paystubs, were paid on different days, and at times, were paid by personal checks from Pompa as opposed to the business. To date, 16 former employees have reported that Pompa failed to pay them wages from approximately Mato March 15, 2019. “When employers cheat their employees out of hard-earned wages, they are not only harming those employees and their families, but also gaining an unfair advantage over businesses that are playing by the rules.” “Wage theft is a persistent problem in Rhode Island and addressing it has been one of my top priorities,” Neronha said in a press release issued by his office. ![]() The 18-count criminal information, filed in Providence County Superior Court on April 30, alleges that Pompa failed to pay approximately $10,885 in wages to 16 former employees before the company went out of business on March 14, 2019.īetween 20, M&M Cleaning provided cleaning services to CCRI at its Lincoln, Providence, and Warwick campuses and employed approximately 25 individuals.
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