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 Detained on Fraud Charges, Threatening a Corrections Officer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man has been ordered detained in federal custody on charges that he filed fraudulent applications for pandemic unemployment assistance payments in at least eight states and that…
California Man Alleged to Have Jumped into the Providence River to Flee East Providence Police Now Facing Federal Firearms Charge
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A California man arrested after he allegedly attempted to flee from East Providence Police on Wednesday by jumping off a bridge and into the Providence River made an initial…
Providence Man Admits to Fraudulently Applying for COVID Unemployment Benefits
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man admitted in federal court today that he fraudulently filed an application for unemployment benefits provided for by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act…
Providence Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who admitted to participating in two deliveries of around 50 grams of fentanyl each was sentenced today to six years in federal prison. Andre Monroe, 32,…
Providence Man Admits to Defrauding Food Suppliers, Assaulting Federal Officers
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man arrested nine days after he assaulted and fled federal agents and task force officers as they attempted to arrest him on charges that he defrauded businesses…
Providence Man Sentenced for Trafficking Firearms
BOSTON – A Providence, R.I., man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with trafficking firearms from North Carolina. Chiweze Ihunwo, 24, previously of Randolph, Mass., was sentenced by…
Providence Man Pleads Guilty in Schemes That Defrauded Home Improvement Stores
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man today admitted in federal court that he participated in a scheme that defrauded home improvement stores in Rhode Island and Massachusetts of more than $140,000, repeatedly…
Providence Man Admits to False Use of a Social Security Number to Defraud Rhode Island Food Stamp, Medicaid Programs
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man today admitted to a federal court judge that he fraudulently used another individual’s Social Security number to defraud the Rhode Island Medicaid Managed Care Program of…
Providence Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Trafficking Cocaine
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who previously served nearly twenty years in federal prison for trafficking cocaine has been sentenced to ten years in prison for possessing 500 grams or more…
Providence Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Substantial Quantities of Fentanyl and Heroin
PROVIDENCE – A Providence man who attempted to sell two kilograms of fentanyl and nearly 400 grams of heroin while under surveillance by members of the DEA Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task…