The former operator of 13 western Massachusetts Wendy’s restaurants is indicted by a Hampden County grand jury for issuing bad checks and failing to pay his workers.
Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office says Robert Burda of Dublin, Ohio, and his Chicopee-based company are charged with 10 counts of failing to pay wages.
The restaurants from Pittsfield to Palmer closed abruptly on July 20 when Burda ran into financial difficulty.
In addition to losing their jobs, many of the employees were never paid for up to two weeks of work they had already put in before the closings.
After the sudden shutdown, Wendy’s issued a statement saying Burda will no longer be allowed to operate their franchises.
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