Tag: crime
Uniform standards needed for Flock cameras in R.I.
Law enforcement loves them, but a backlash is building nationally and in some local communities to Flock Group Inc. cameras, which capture and record...
Election26: Providence mayoral candidates debate housing, public safety
PROVIDENCE – Housing affordability was the defining divide Tuesday as incumbent Mayor Brett P. Smiley and state Rep. David Morales offered competing visions for...
Mass. man admits robbing two R.I. banks
PROVIDENCE – A convicted bank robber pleaded guilty in federal court to robbing two Rhode Island banks, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District...
Former Santander Bank employee admits to stealing $125K from elderly customer
PROVIDENCE – A former Santander Bank employee has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $125,000 from an account of a 78-year-old customer with dementia,...
Providence man admits role in scheme to defraud R.I., N.H. auto...
PROVIDENCE – A city resident admitted to a federal judge that he participated in a scheme to defraud auto dealerships in the state and...
Providence resident sentenced for bringing contraband into Wyatt Detention Center
PROVIDENCE – A female resident has been sentenced to home detention and two years of federal supervised release for smuggling contraband into the Wyatt...
Mass. attorney, 3 others charged in scheme to smuggle contraband into...
CENTRAL FALLS – A Massachusetts attorney, two inmates and a Connecticut woman face federal charges for their alleged participation in a scheme to smuggle...
4 Florida men convicted for fraudulent use of stolen personal identities
PROVIDENCE – Four Florida men were convicted for their role in a conspiracy that used stolen personal identifying information to defraud banks of more...
Shop owners bracing for theft before holidays
Stressed about the holidays already? You’re not alone.
Every year, shop owners not only worry about stocking shelves with the right products, they also need...
R.I. attorney admits to Ponzi scheme costing clients $250K
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island personal injury lawyer pleaded guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion after admitting to conducting Ponzi scheme, U.S. Attorney...
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