Rhode Island migrant child trafficker arrested in Boston by ICE agents
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested a Honduran national in Providence on March 11 who is facing charges related to child trafficking and indecent solicitation of a…
More than 4,000 Rhode Island Students Participate in U.S. Attorney’s Office Circles and Silence Program
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – More than 4,000 middle and high school students across Rhode Island have participated in the United States Attorney’s Office’s community outreach program Circles and Silence program during the first…
Decomposed Bodies of Elderly Couple Found in Former Mayor’s Home
WOONSOCKET, RI – Police in Woonsocket have reported the bodies of an elderly man and woman were found in the home of former Woonsocket Mayor Susan Menard. Police said the bodies were…
Rhode Island Woman Admits to Falsifying Military Service; False Use of Military Medals; Identity Theft; and Fraudulently Collecting More Than $250,000 In Veteran Benefits and Charitable Contributions
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island woman today admitted to a federal judge that she falsely claimed to be a cancer-stricken U.S. Marine decorated with the Purple Heart and Bronze Star, and that…
Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Trafficking
BOSTON – A Woonsocket, R.I. man pleaded guilty today to trafficking multiple victims to engage in prostitution across seven states. Ronald Hall, 48, pleaded guilty to five counts of sex trafficking by…
Cranston Man Admits to Role in Drug Trafficking Organization That Shipped More Than 50 Kilos of Cocaine into Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE – A Cranston man today admitted to a federal judge that he played a long-running role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that U.S. Postal Service Inspectors determined shipped or attempted…
Rhode Island Woman to Admit to Falsifying Military Service; False Use of Military Medals; Identity Theft; and Fraudulently Collecting More Than $250,000 in Veteran Benefits and Charitable Contributions
PROVIDENCE – According to a signed plea agreement filed today in U.S. District Court in Providence, a Rhode Island woman who, it is alleged, falsely claimed to be a cancer-stricken U.S. Marine…
Three Plead Guilty in Grandparent Scheme Targeting Rhode Island Seniors
PROVIDENCE – Appearing before a federal judge in Providence, three individuals today admitted that they participated in a “Grandparent Scam” that defrauded fourteen Rhode Island seniors out of a total of more…
Rhode Island Man Sentenced in Insider Trading Scheme
BOSTON – A Rhode Island man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for trading on inside information about a Massachusetts company’s planned acquisition of a California semiconductor company. John Younis,…
Rhode Island Man Arrested for Actions During Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
WASHINGTON — A Rhode Island man was arrested today on felony and misdemeanor charges for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan.…
Rhode Island Man Convicted of Bank Fraud Conspiracy that Operated in South Jersey, Southeastern Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island
CAMDEN, N.J. – A Rhode Island man was convicted for his role in a bank fraud conspiracy that targeted financial institutions in southern New Jersey, southeastern Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island, U.S. Attorney…
Texas Man Charged in Rhode Island with Fraud, Money Laundering, SCAMS Act
PROVIDENCE – A Texas man who allegedly participated in a conspiracy where one member posed as a high-ranking military officer stationed overseas while befriending and gaining the trust of seniors in at…
Federal Prosecutor Named as Environmental Justice Coordinator for the District of Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE – United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha has appointed Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Kevin L. Hubbard to the position of Environmental Justice Coordinator for the District of Rhode Island. On…
Department of Justice Secures Agreement with EOHHS to Provide Community-Based Services to Children with Disabilities in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island and the U.S. Department of Justice today entered into a settlement agreement with the Rhode Island Executive Office…
Rhode Island U.S. Attorney Cunha Recognizes National Police Week
PROVIDENCE – In honor of National Police Week, United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha joins Rhode Islanders across the state in recognition of the service and sacrifice of federal, state, and local…
Rhode Island top court upholds state abortion rights law
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Rhode Island’s highest court on Wednesday upheld a state law guaranteeing its citizens’ right to abortion, just as abortion rights at the national level appear to be…
Rhode Island Man Arrested for Allegedly Calling in Bomb Threat to Yale New Haven Hospital
Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that…
Thrice-Convicted Rhode Island Businessman Sentenced for Pocketing Employee Federal Withholding Taxes
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island businessman convicted of misusing more than a half-million dollars in employment taxes collected from his employees to finance his own personal expenditures, including rent payments on a…
U.S. Marshals Arrest Rhode Island Sex Offender in Maine
Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service, Maine Violent Offender Task Force announce the arrest of Stephen MacLellan, 23, of West Baldwin, Maine. MacLellan was being sought by the Cumberland Police Department…
Rhode Island Man Admits to Fraudulently Filing for COVID-Relief Unemployment Benefits
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who filed fraudulent online COVID-relief unemployment insurance claims in five states pled guilty today in federal court to a charge of wire fraud, announced United States…
Settlement Agreement Reached with Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families to Address Discrimination Against Parents with Disabilities
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island and the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that the Rhode Island…
U.S. Marshals Arrest 2 Rhode Island Fugitives in Connecticut, Recover 2 Children
Waterbury, CT – U.S. Marshals-led task forces and Waterbury police today arrested in Connecticut two Rhode Island fugitives and recovered two minor children. In December of 2021, the Rhode Island Violent Fugitive…
Rhode Island Man Pleads Guilty in Insider Trading Scheme
BOSTON – A Rhode Island man pleaded guilty today to trading on inside information about a Massachusetts company’s planned acquisition of a California semiconductor company. John Younis, 59, of Bristol, R.I., pleaded…
Two Rhode Island Men Indicted in Large-Scale Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy
BOSTON – Two Rhode Island men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their alleged roles in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy that spanned across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York.…
Rhode Island Woman Charged with Falsifying Military Service; Fraudulently Collecting Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars in Charitable Contributions Earmarked for Wounded and Other Veterans
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Warwick woman who is alleged to have (1) fraudulently claimed to be a wounded United States Marine Corps (USMC) veteran and recipient of a Purple Heart and Bronze…
Rhode Island takes Teva to trial in multibillion-dollar opioid case
By Dietrich Knauth – Rhode Island is set to square off on Monday against Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, as a multibillion-dollar trial begins over whether the Israeli company contributed to an opioid…
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