Three contractors have been charged with stealing more than $64,000 in wages from 14 workers connected to construction work at a school in Woonsocket According to NBC 10 in Providence, The three contractors involved with drywall installation at RISE Prep Mayoral Academy in Woonsocket in 2018 and 2019 identified as 33-year-old Eduardo Benitez, 36-year-old Teresa Rojas, and 25-year-old Yuliana Gonzalez. Prosecutors say the three are accused of failing to pay the 14 workers and misappropriating the $64,000 and not paying the workers a rate of $50 or more per hour, and instead paying the workers between 20 to 25 per hour. It is alleged the three kept the difference to themselves for personal use and that they also submitted false payroll documents to the state. Each has received respective charges due to false documentation and mishandling of money as well as Three counts of unlawful appropriation of over $1,000.

The three are scheduled to be in Providence County Superior Court on October 25 for a pretrial conference.