Crime & Safety
New Milford Sports Club Owner Charged With Not Paying Employees: Report
BREAKING: The club has been shut down for the past three days.
NEW MILFORD, CT — An owner of a local gym has been arrested on charges of not paying his employees, reports the News Times. Dominick Donofrio Jr. was arrested by state police on behalf of the Department of Labor Tuesday afternoon after Donofrio was not found at the New Milford Sports Club.
The club has been closed for three days. An arrest warrant was obtained after receiving 57 complaints from sports club employees. The News Times reports Donofrio owed almost $50,000 in wages to employees between March 25 and April 25.
The New Milford Health Department shut down the food service area at the club and pool because a lack of hot water.
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