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The defendants did not pay 300 current and former workers at nine Papa John’s franchise establishments the legally required overtime pay. They paid overtime hours in cash and created fake names for the employees in the timekeeping system to get around paying overtime pay. They filed fraudulent tax returns that left off the cash payments made to the fake employees.
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman; Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Holt; Section Chief Richard Balletta of the Labor Bureau; Deputy Bureau Chief Stephanie Swenton of the Criminal Enforcement and Financial Crimes Bureau and the Auto Insurance Fraud Unit
Wage Theft
Bronx
New York
November 16, 2015
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| First | Last | Age | Title | Employer | Injury Type |
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| Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable | BMY Foods Inc. | Wage Theft |
| Name | Type | Title | Plea Information | Conviction Sentence |
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| Abdul Jamil Khokhar | Individual | Franchise Owner | Pleaded guilty to failing to pay wages | As part of plea agreement, Khokhar was sentenced to 60 days in jail and ordered to pay $230,000 in back wages to the employees. |
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Penal Crimes Charged
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Other Crimes Charged
Failing to pay wages under NY law (misdemeanor) |
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| BMY Foods Inc. | Entity | Entity | Pleaded guilty to falsifying business records | Info unavailable |
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Penal Crimes Charged
Falsifying business records (N.Y. Pen. Code Sec. 175.10) |
Other Crimes Charged
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