Trans Providence City Council Chief of Staff Arrested at Trump Tower Protest
NEW YORK —June Rose, the Chief of Staff to the Providence City Council President, was reportedly arrested on Thursday, March 13, during a protest inside Trump Tower in New York City. The…
Providence Man Sentenced for Selling Pills to Undercover Officer
BOSTON, MA– A Providence man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester for selling oxycodone pills to an undercover officer on multiple occasions. Brandon Jones, 35, received a six-year prison sentence…
Providence Man Pleads Guilty to Exporting Fentanyl
PROVIDENCE, RI – Felix Suarez, 25, pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges in a federal indictment alleging attempts to export fentanyl to Australia. United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha announced that Suarez…
Providence Man Sentenced in “Grandparent Scheme” Fraud Case
PROVIDENCE, RI – Vidal Roquez, a 39-year-old Providence resident, has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for his involvement in a scam that defrauded over a dozen…
Providence Man Sentenced for Scamming Rhode Island and Massachusetts Seniors
Vidal Roquez, 39, previously admitted to the court that he personally visited the homes of grandparent scam victims in Rhode Island and Massachusetts to collect cash from them after they had been…
Providence Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Conspiracy and USPS Worker Kidnapping
A Providence resident, Irving Medina, entered a guilty plea in federal court on Thursday for his involvement in a conspiracy to possess cocaine with the intent to distribute. The plea also included…
Providence, Rhode Island: A Skyline Brimming with Charm and Character
Providence, RI – In the heart of New England lies Providence, Rhode Island, a city whose skyline embodies the unique blend of historical charm and modern innovation that defines this vibrant community.…
Providence Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Possessing More than Forty Grams of Fentanyl
PROVIDENCE – A 31-year-old Providence man was sentenced today to five years and 1 day in federal prison for possessing more than 40 grams of fentanyl and a firearm less than a…
Providence Man Admits to Trafficking Fentanyl
PROVIDENCE, RI – A Providence man who was found to be in possession of nearly three kilograms of fentanyl pills and fentanyl powder when members of the Rhode Island DEA Drug Task…
East Providence Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Applying for COVID-Relief Business Loans
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – An East Providence man who submitted eight fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $375,000 in COVID-19 relief business loans guaranteed by the federal Small Business Administration has been sentenced…
Providence Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Participating in Fraud Schemes Before and After His Initial Arrest for Bank Fraud
PROVIDENCE – A Providence man who admitted to participating in check cashing fraud schemes, and who continued to do so while on federal pre-trial release after his arrest on related charges, was…
Providence Man on Admits to Wire Fraud Conspiracy, Identity Theft While on Federal Supervised Release for Sex Trafficking
PROVIDENCE – A Providence man today admitted to a federal judge that he participated in a conspiracy to fraudulently submit online applications in his name and in the names of other persons…
North Providence Woman Sentenced for Defrauding the Federal Housing Administration, Business and Unemployment COVID Relief Programs
PROVIDENCE – A North Providence woman convicted of defrauding multiple publicly-funded programs was sentenced on Tuesday to eighteen months in federal prison for making false statements when applying for a Federal Housing…
Providence Man Sentenced in Scheme to Defraud Home Depot
PROVIDENCE – A Providence man who admitted to participating in a conspiracy that defrauded Home Depot out of more than one half-million dollars in tools and building supplies was sentenced today to…
Providence Man Admits to Trafficking Cocaine and Fentanyl
PROVIDENCE – A Providence man charged in federal court with trafficking cocaine and fentanyl pleaded guilty today to federal drug distribution charges, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. According to court…
Providence Man Sentenced to Federal Prison on Conspiracy, Bank Fraud, and Firearm Charges
PROVIDENCE – A Providence man, Richard Koboi, aka Sunnyboy Taylor, 27, who organized and led a conspiracy to create and deposit approximately $330,000 worth of counterfeit checks, and who illegally possessed and…
Providence Man Sentenced for Distributing Meth Pills
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who, on multiple occasions, while under surveillance by members of the Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force, sold pills containing methamphetamine, was sentenced today to three…
Providence Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine
PROVIDENCE – A Providence man who acted as a middleman as he bought and sold cocaine as a member of a drug trafficking conspiracy was sentenced today to nearly four years in…
Providence Brothers Charged in Federal Court as ATF, Postal Service Agents Seize Five Firearms, Including Four “Ghost Guns”
PROVIDENCE – Two Providence brothers previously convicted in New York state court on violent crime charges are facing federal charges following the seizure of five firearms, including four “ghost guns,” and ammunition…
Providence Man Admits to Trafficking Methamphetamine
PROVIDENCE – A Providence man who was arrested by members of the FBI’s Rhode Island Safe Streets Gang Task Force during an investigation into methamphetamine trafficking throughout Rhode Island pleaded guilty in…
Providence Man Sentenced for Fraudulently Applying for COVID Unemployment Benefits
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who filed a fraudulent application for unemployment benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program, and…
Providence Man Admits Role in Scheme to Defraud Home Depot
PROVIDENCE – A Providence man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, having been charged for his role in a scheme that defrauded Home Depot out of approximately $600,000 in…
Four Georgia Men Sentenced in Bank Fraud Conspiracy That Exploited Providence Area Homeless
PROVIDENCE – Four Georgia men who admitted to a federal judge in Rhode Island that they participated in a scheme that exploited Providence-area homeless and transient individuals by recruiting them to cash…
Rioter Sentenced to Federal Prison for Torching Providence Police Cruiser
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Cranston, RI, man who admitted to torching a Providence Police cruiser when he sprayed a flammable liquid into the cruiser during a June 2020 riot in downtown Providence,…
North Providence Man Sentenced for Defrauding COVID-Relief Program
PROVIDENCE – A North Providence man who was receiving COVID-relief unemployment benefits in Rhode Island, and fraudulently applied for and collected more than $20,000 in unemployment benefits from two other states, has…
Providence Man Sentenced in Fraudulent Checks, Bank Fraud Scheme
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who led a counterfeit check scheme that defrauded banks of tens of thousands of dollars has been sentenced to five years in federal prison, announced United…
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