Tag: FBI
Justice Dept. dropping R.I. native Flynn’s Trump-Russia case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, Michael...
Providence man sentenced to 5 years in prison for possession, distributing...
PROVIDENCE – A Providence man found to be in possession of more than 100 grams of fentanyl was sentenced Feb. 7 to five years...
FBI: R.I. violent crimes per 100K decline 6.4% in 2018
PROVIDENCE – Violent crimes per 100,000 people in Rhode Island declined 6.4% year over year in 2018, according to the most recent figures from...
Five Questions With: Jeremy Girard
The FBI just released a public service announcement to warn computer users about the latest in cybercrime. Checking for “https” and the lock icon...
URI coach among parents, school officials charged in vast college-entrance scheme
NEW YORK – Parents, coaches and test administrators were among 46 people charged Tuesday in a sweeping criminal conspiracy that sought to help applicants...
URI to end partnership with Confucius Institute
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island is ending its partnership with the Chinese-funded Confucius Institute after the FBI expressed concerns the international...
Former Neurology Foundation employee admits to extortion following termination
PROVIDENCE - Randy Lutz, a former employee of the Neurology Foundation, a nonprofit physicians group associated with Brown Medical School, has admitted to attempted...
Fall River mayor arrested in FBI investigation
FALL RIVER – Mayor Jasiel F. Correia II has been arrested on charges that he defrauded investors and used funds to pay for a...
Doyle pleads guilty to bank fraud, tax crimes
PROVIDENCE – Little more than a month after being charged by the federal government with 31 counts of bank fraud and one count each...
FBI: R.I. violent crime rate declines 2.9% Y/Y in 2017
PROVIDENCE – The violent crime rate in Rhode Island declined 2.9 percent from 2016 to 2017, from 239.1 per 100,000 people to 232.2 per...
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