Tag: Department of Justice
R.I. federal judge blocks HUD from rushing through grant awards under...
A Rhode Island federal judge on Sept. 13 granted a temporary restraining order blocking the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from awarding...
UnitedHealth says it is under a federal investigation and cooperating
UnitedHealth Group says it is cooperating with federal criminal and civil investigations involving its market-leading Medicare business.
The health care giant said Thursday that it...
Threat of TikTok ban has some businesses changing plans
Last summer, Savannah Campbell made a commitment to herself to post on TikTok every day to boost her business.
Campbell’s original strategy was working. In...
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...


















