Attorney General Neronha charges three business owners for alleged labor-related crimes
Published on Thursday, August 20, 2026
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced that his Office has charged three business owners with alleged labor-related crimes, including wage theft, following complaints referred to the Office of the Attorney General by the Department of Labor and Training (DLT).
On August 20, 2026, Andrew Loffredo (age 28), owner of Premier Environmental Services, was charged in Providence County Superior Court with one count of failing to pay wages to a former employee and one count of delivering a fraudulent check. On August 19, 2026, David Zayas (age 46), owner of Zayas Delivery Solutions LLC, was charged in Providence County Superior Court with one count of failing to establish a regular payday on which wages should be paid in full and one count of failing to comply with the payment of wages owed to a former employee upon separation from the payroll of an employer. Also on August 19, 2026, Carlos Amparo (age 37), owner of CAC Contract, was charged in Newport County Superior Court with one count of failing to secure workers’ compensation insurance.
“Since the beginning of my administration, we have aggressively pursued companies who deny employees hard-earned wages or attempt to cheat the system,” said Attorney General Neronha. “When employers cheat their employees out of wages and mandatory protections, they are not only harming those employees and their families, but also gaining an unfair advantage over businesses that are playing by the rules. That’s why we have worked tirelessly with workers, local labor organizations, and the General Assembly to pass stricter laws to ensure that the punishments are commensurate with the crimes.”
Andrew Loffredo (P2-2026-3110A)
As alleged in the criminal information, the defendant failed to provide approximately $7,349.42 in wages to a former employee who was terminated in July 2025 after issuing a check knowing that the account did not have sufficient funds for payment.
On May 21, 2026, a former employee of Premier Environmental Services, which specializes in researching environmental impacts for properties undergoing appraisals, alleged in an interview with investigators from the Office of the Attorney General that the defendant failed to pay the former employee's final paycheck when he was terminated from the company. The former employee claimed that after he received and deposited his last paycheck from the defendant for $7,349.42, the check was returned for insufficient funds. As further alleged, when the former employee asked the defendant about the insufficient funds and the missing salary, the defendant responded that the former employee "should have cashed it immediately." Investigators found that when the former employee's check bounced on September 15, 2025, the defendant’s balance was $15.76 after withdrawing $8,000 from the same account. The defendant has since failed to pay the former employee his missing salary.
The defendant is scheduled for a pre-arraignment conference in Providence County Superior Court on October 7, 2026.
David Zayas (P2-2026-3265A)
As alleged in the criminal information, the defendant failed to pay approximately $3,400 in wages to a former employee who was terminated on or about November 10, 2025.
On January 14, 2026, a former employee of Zayas Delivery Solutions LLC, an active interstate freight carrier based in Providence, alleged in a report to DLT that the defendant failed to pay the former employee’s final paycheck when he was terminated from the company. As alleged, the former employee produced communications in which the defendant acknowledged the missing salary. The former employee also produced evidence that the defendant paid him through mobile payment apps, but later disputed and reversed these payments.
The defendant is scheduled for a pre-arraignment conference in Providence County Superior Court on October 14, 2026.
Carlos Amparo (N2-2026-0191A)
As alleged in the criminal information, the defendant knowingly employed three workers without maintaining workers’ compensation insurance on days and dates between January 3, 2026, and April 15, 2026.
As alleged, in April 2026, investigators in the DLT Workers’ Compensation Fraud and Compliance Unit investigated a construction business working at the Viking Hotel in Newport. Investigators verified that no workers’ compensation coverage had been reported for this work. The investigation revealed that this construction project had been subcontracted to the defendant’s business, CAC Contract. As further alleged, investigators contacted the defendant, who claimed he possessed workers’ compensation coverage and would forward the policy information. Investigators served a Stop Work Order to the business and advised that the order would be lifted when the defendant produced proof of coverage.
As alleged, after an unsuccessful attempt to contact the defendant, investigators learned that CAC Contract had stopped work, fled the site, and had not returned. After the defendant failed to produce proof of coverage, investigators informed him of the financial penalties for a period of work without insurance and sent the defendant a payment agreement. As alleged, the defendant acknowledged receipt of the agreement but produced no further response or payment. Without communication or payment from the defendant, investigators from DLT referred the case to the Office of the Attorney General.
The defendant is scheduled for arraignment in Newport County Superior Court on September 10, 2026.
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