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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...
A FORMER Santander Bank employee who lives in East Providence has pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing more than $125,000 from an account of a 78-year-old Massachusetts customer with dementia. / COURTESY U.S. DISTRICT COURT

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...
PROTECTION PLAN: Gian Gentile, left, and brother Brendan Gentile, owners of SecurityRI.com, say the company receives more calls this time of year from businesses looking for security against ­shoplifters. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

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...

2 arrested, charged in connection with theft of almost $500K from...

PROVIDENCE (AP) – Police say the theft of nearly $500,000 from a city bank was an inside job.  A former bank employee and her boyfriend...
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