Indianapolis Diversified Machining, located at the old United Airlines maintenance hub, shut down on Monday, Call 6's Rafael Sanchez reported.

But when former employees went to file for unemployment, they said they were told by the state that they were not eligible because there was no record of the company paying unemployment tax.

Many of the former employees also told Call 6 that the company owes them at least four weeks of back pay.

"A lot of people are on withdrawal from their accounts as far as their mortgages and car payments," said former employee Jim Carnahan. "Our pay goes in on Sunday evening and people were writing checks on that. So Monday morning we come into work and we're done. No work, no pay."

State Sen. Brent Waltz is listed as the director of Indianapolis Diversified Machining, although he told Sanchez on Friday that he only helped found the company in 2003 and was not involved in the day-to-day operations.

He said when he learned of the closing he encouraged the owners to have enough money to pay employees.

"I am absolutely appalled that the company did not pay these employees," Waltz said. "I am doing everything I can to make sure people get paid the money they deserve."

Indianapolis Diversified Machining employed 50 people. Calls to the company on Friday were not returned.