Tag: FBI
Scammers exploiting passions over election
The email from a political action committee seemed harmless: if you support Joe Biden, it urged, click here to make sure you’re registered to...
Don’t ignore threat of ransomware
As if businesses don’t have enough to worry about in a pandemic, add a growing number of ransomware attacks to the list.
Tom Doyle, an...
Summit: Companies at a loss to handle ransom threats
International cybercrime is rising dramatically, driven by sophisticated operatives holed up in places such as Russia and North Korea who use advanced technology and...
Indian national admits to role in telemarketing fraud scheme
PROVIDENCE – Chirag Sachdeva, an Indian national, pleaded guilty to seven counts of wire fraud after admitting to participating in a telemarketing scheme to...
3 reasons behind firearms surge
Americans have been on a record gun-buying spree in recent months.
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and protests for racial justice, the gun industry’s trade association,...
Unemployment fraud under FBI investigation in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE – The FBI has joined an investigation into unemployment fraud in Rhode Island, WJAR-TV NBC 10 reported on May 5.
“The FBI, Rhode Island...
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...
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