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JOSEPH MOLINA-FLYNN, formerly a practicing immigration attorney in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of tax evasion before U.S. Chief District Court Judge John J. McConnell Jr. on Tuesday. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Former judge and immigration attorney pleads guilty to defrauding clients

PROVIDENCE – A former municipal court judge and immigration lawyer who was accused of professional misconduct after allegedly defrauding 10 clients out of thousands of dollars each,...

R.I. judicial selection panel to weigh campaign contribution disclosures to applicants

The panel tasked with selecting Rhode Island’s judges on Tuesday will consider whether its members must disclose campaign contributions to judicial applicants and recuse...

Arbitrator finds T.F. Green officials lacked cause to fire union leader,...

An arbitrator has ruled that the head of the union representing police and firefighters at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport can return to...
BOARDS COVER the windows of the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River, where a fire in July 2025 killed several people in Fall River. Thirty-nine plaintiffs affected by the fire have united their lawsuits into one master complaint. / AP FILE PHOTO/KIMBERLEE KRUESI

39 plaintiffs consolidate lawsuits against Gabriel House in master complaint

FALL RIVER – Thirty-nine plaintiffs affected by a fatal fire at an assisted-living house in July 2025 have united their lawsuits into one master...

Report: 2 NYC men charged with stealing cooking oil from Cranston...

PROVIDENCE – Two New York City men have been arrested and charged for stealing cooking oil from a Cranston restaurant, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported...

Ex-Barrington Christian Academy teacher indicted on federal child exploitation charges

PROVIDENCE – A federal grand jury has indicted a former Barrington Christian Academy teacher who was already arrested accused of inappropriate conduct with a...

Rhode Island loses appeal for federal blizzard aid

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has lost its appeal to the decision by the Federal Emergency Management Agency denying the state federal disaster assistance following...

Should former state Rep. Julie Casimiro have resigned as soon as...

Former Rep. Julie Casimiro, D-North Kingstown, recently resigned under pressure to give up her General Assembly seat after moving to South Carolina. She moved as...

Ethics Commission dismisses Lawson complaint; probe of GOP whip launched

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Ethics Commission on Tuesday dismissed a complaint against Senate President Valarie J. Lawson over her votes on legislation affecting public-sector...

Georgia man jailed 2 years for fraud scheme targeting R.I. seniors

PROVIDENCE – A Georgia man has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a fraud scheme that defrauded elderly victims...
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