Tag: fraud
Providence man pleads guilty to role in 3 fraud schemes
PROVIDENCE – A city resident faces two counts of wire fraud and one of theft of public funds and money laundering after admitting to...
Suspects in national skimming conspiracy to appear before judge in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Four foreign nationals are scheduled to appear before a U.S. magistrate judge in Rhode Island for their roles in a national skimming...
Dartmouth woman indicted for embezzling hundreds of thousands from employers
BOSTON – A federal grand jury indicted a Dartmouth woman for allegedly embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from two different employers, acting U.S....
Five Questions With: Ken Block
5Q: Ken Block | Founder, Simpatico Software Systems
1. Why did you want to write the book “Disproven,” about your experience looking into Donald...
Woman sentenced for swindling 96-year-old Coventry widower in romance scam
PROVIDENCE – An Indiana woman was sentenced to three years in federal prison after defrauding an elderly Rhode Island widower out of nearly $80,000,...
Former used car dealer sentenced 5 years for bank fraud
PROVIDENCE – A former Massachusetts used car dealer was sentenced to five years in federal prison for leading a scheme that defrauded financial institutions...
R.I. attorney admits to Ponzi scheme costing clients $250K
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island personal injury lawyer pleaded guilty to wire fraud and tax evasion after admitting to conducting Ponzi scheme, U.S. Attorney...
Mass. regulators investigating Citizens Securities over sale of CBL annuities
PROVIDENCE – A Citizens Financial Group Inc. subsidiary is under investigation by Massachusetts securities regulators regarding its sale of annuities controlled by now-indicted financier...
DHS warns of increase in fraudulent activity targeting SNAP, RI Works...
PROVIDENCE – Fraudulent activity targeting Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Rhode Island Works benefit recipients is on the rise, the R.I. Department of Human...
Texas man admits role in scamming $1.6M from R.I. woman and...
PROVIDENCE – A Texas man has pleaded guilty to his role in an online romance scam in which elderly women – including a Rhode...