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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...
LESSON LEARNED: Savannah Campbell has built her business Caribe & Co. LLC with the help of her presence on TikTok, but with talks of banning the social media platform, she has diversified her marketing. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

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...
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY PLC, the company that operates Rhode Island’s lottery has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice, seeking a declaratory judgment on whether the company can make gambling-related transactions electronically across state lines. / PHOTO COURTESY INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY PLC

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...
RHODE ISLAND has been allocated $6 million from the U.S. Department of Justice for crime victim assistance programs. / AP FILE PHOTO/J. DAVID AKE

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...
THE DOJ has reached a settlement with ChemArt folloing an investigation of a complaint of a discriminatory hiring practice and retaliation. AP FILE PHOTO/J. DAVID AKE

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...
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