BOSTON — A Wareham Company and its owners have been cited more than $1.2 million in restitution and penalties over allegations that it did not pay prevailing wages to employees and failed to furnish accurate payroll records, Attorney General Maura Healey announced Wednesday.

Rochester Bituminous Products Inc., its president, Thomas Russo, manager, Albert Todesca, and treasurer, Michael P. Todesca, were issued 25 citations by the AG’s Office for failing to pay prevailing wages to employees on various public projects including projects for the city of Boston, town of Mattapoisett, and the Boston Water and Sewer Commission, failure to furnish true and accurate payroll records to the AG’s Office, and failure to submit true and accurate certified payroll records to an awarding authority on a weekly basis for work performed, according to the AG’s Office. Through the citations, the AG’s Office is seeking penalties from Rochester Bituminous, located in West Wareham, for its violations of state labor laws, and restitution for 22 employees it allegedly harmed.

“Companies have an obligation to pay their workers the wages they’ve earned,” said Healey. “We are issuing these citations to secure relief for workers who were cheated by this company’s illegal practices.”

Reached by telephone, a representative of the company said they were not commenting at this time.

In 2019, the AG’s Fair Labor Division began investigating whether Rochester Bituminous was paying its workers the proper...

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