Tag: Department of Justice
Taylor Farms New England settles chemical accident violations for $650K
PROVIDENCE – The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice on Wednesday reached a settlement with Taylor Farms New England Inc. to resolve...
Lottery operator IGT sues U.S. Justice Department over ambiguity on Wire...
PROVIDENCE – International Game Technology PLC, the company that operates Rhode Island’s lottery games and slot machines, is suing the U.S. Department of Justice...
MENTOR Rhode Island gets $491K to develop mentorship program for at-risk...
PROVIDENCE – MENTOR Rhode Island has been awarded a $491,332 grant to support the launch of a new mentorship program to work with youths...
Providence man charged with trying to hire hitman to kill 2
PROVIDENCE (AP) – A Rhode Island man tried to hire a hitman to torture and kill two men, including a contractor he said owed...
R.I. to receive $6M in crime victim assistance grants
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has been allocated $6 million in U.S. Department of Justice grants to assist victims of crime, the DOJ announced Tuesday.
The...
East Greenwich man pleads guilty to charges related to ‘Ponzi-like scheme’
PROVIDENCE – An East Greenwich resident pleaded guilty to two counts of security fraud and one count of wire fraud in Manhattan Federal Court...
ChemArt settles with DOJ over discrimination and retaliation complaint
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a settlement with ChemArt Co., a Rhode Island-based manufacturing company, over claims of discrimination and...
Central Falls gets $337K from feds for school safety investments
CENTRAL FALLS – The city has been granted $337,000 by the U.S. Department of Justice to address school violence, according to the DOJ Monday.
The...
$10M Ponzi scheme leader pleads guilty
PROVIDENCE – Monique N. Brady pleaded guilty to charges related to a $10 million Ponzi scheme fraud in U.S. District Court in Providence Thursday,...
Wholesaler admits to conspiracy to sell military and government knock-off goods
PROVIDENCE – Ramin Kohanbash of Brooklyn, N.Y., pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence to charges related to the selling of more than...