Tag: fraud
EBT card-skimming scheme defrauds Rhode Island SNAP recipients out of $500K
CRANSTON – Roughly 1,800 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit recipients throughout Rhode Island were defrauded out of a total of $500,000 after their EBT...
Pawtucket resident convicted of running international money laundering scheme
PROVIDENCE – A Ghanaian national residing in Pawtucket has been convicted for running an international money laundering scheme, U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island Zachary...
Federal regulator sues BofA, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo over Zelle payment network...
PROVIDENCE – A federal agency is suing JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Wells Fargo Bank N.A. and Bank of America N.A., accusing the banks of...
PBN’s most-read stories of 2024
From high-profile corporate layoffs to controversial real estate sales, fallout from the Washington Bridge shutdown and organization leadership shakeups, the top stories of 2024...
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...
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