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May 19, 2025

Migrant accused of assaulting federal agent during ICE arrest in Providence

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…

One Wounded in Providence Shooting

Providence Man Pleads Guilty to SNAP Fraud and Illegal Firearm Possession

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…

September 7, 2022

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…

August 31, 2022

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,…

July 14, 2022

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…

July 12, 2022

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…

June 27, 2022

Providence Man Admits to Possessing Nearly 2 Kilos of Cocaine

PROVIDENCE – A Providence man, arrested in April 2021 moments after he claimed a package that was found by investigators to contain nearly two kilograms of cocaine shipped from Puerto Rico, pled…

May 12, 2022

Providence Man Sentenced in Wide-Ranging Bank Fraud and COVID Small Business Loan Schemes

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence resident was sentenced today to five years in federal prison for using the stolen personal identifying information (PII) of unsuspecting individuals to defraud banks and retailers, and…

May 5, 2022

Providence Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking

BOSTON – A Providence man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester in connection with drug trafficking activities involving fentanyl and heroin. Darwin J. Gonzalez Reyes a/k/a “España,” 36, was sentenced…

May 3, 2022

Providence Resident Sentenced for Distributing Crack Cocaine

PROVIDENCE – A Providence resident who sold crack cocaine on at least three occasions while under surveillance by members of the FBI’s Safe Street Task Force was sentenced today to five years…

May 3, 2022

Providence Resident Admits to Role in Bank Fraud Conspiracy

PROVIDENCE – A Providence man appeared in federal court in Providence today and admitted to his role in a conspiracy to defraud banks of up to $550,000, announced United States Attorney Zachary…

April 27, 2022

Providence Health & Services Agrees to Pay $22.7 Million to Resolve Liability From Medically Unnecessary Neurosurgery Procedures at Providence St. Mary’s Medical Center

Walla Walla, WA – Providence Health & Services Washington (Providence) has agreed to pay $22,690,458 to resolve allegations that it fraudulently billed Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health care programs for medically…

April 12, 2022

North Providence Man Admits to Wire Fraud, Theft of Government Funds

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A North Providence man who lives and works in Rhode Island today admitted that he filed COVID-relief unemployment applications in at least two other states, collecting more than $20,000…

April 7, 2022

Providence Man Sentenced on Firearm, Transportation of Stolen Property Charges

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who admitted to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and with participating in a conspiracy to transport stolen recreation vehicles into Rhode Island…

April 7, 2022

Providence Man Sentenced to More Than Four Years on Drug and Firearm Charges

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man previously convicted and incarcerated on drug trafficking charges today was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison on additional and unrelated drug trafficking and…

April 4, 2022

Providence Man Admits to Distributing Meth

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man today pled guilty in federal court to a charge of knowingly and intentionally distributing and possessing with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a…

April 1, 2022

East Providence Man Alleged to Have Fraudulently Applied for Eight COVID-Relief Business Loans

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – An East Providence man made an initial appearance in federal court in Providence today on charges that he filed eight fraudulent loan applications seeking more than $337,000 in Small…

March 30, 2022

Providence Woman Charged with Drug Trafficking

A Providence woman was arrested and detained in federal custody after allegedly emerging onto her front porch to retrieve a UPS package shipped from California with more than two kilograms of fentanyl…

March 24, 2022

Providence Man Pleads Guilty in Fraudulent Checks, Bank Fraud Scheme

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who participated in a scheme to use stolen banking information to create fraudulent business checks and obtain hundreds of thousands of dollars in bank proceeds today…

March 24, 2022

Providence Man Sentenced, Faces Deportation for Misuse of a Passport, False Citizenship and False Social Security Number Claims, Health Care Fraud

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Dominican national who resided in Providence is facing deportation after being convicted and sentenced in federal court for falsely representing his citizenship and Social Security number, misusing a…

March 18, 2022

Providence Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Firearm

BOSTON – A Providence man was sentenced today for being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. Roland S. Morgan, 38, was sentenced by U.S. Senior Court Judge William G.…

March 3, 2022

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