TWO RHODE ISLAND trucking companies and their owners have each been indicted by a federal grand jury for one count of conspiracy and six counts of false statements. / COURTESY CAROL M. HIGHSMITH
JOHNSTON – Two Rhode Island trucking companies and their owners were indicted by a federal grand jury for a scheme to falsify safety inspection reports for trucks in need of repair that were hauling tons of scrap metal on roadways in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Leslie Cucino and…