Tag: John J. McConnell Jr.
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a...
BOSTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s administration asked a federal appeals court Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly...
Second N.Y. man sentenced in multistate bank fraud scheme
PROVIDENCE – A second New York man was sentenced to two years in prison for participating in a conspiracy to defraud banks in 10 states,...
State’s ‘relevant market area law’ extends past border, R.I. Supreme Court...
Can a “relevant market area” in Rhode Island’s general law extend beyond the state’s borders?
A federal appeals panel in Boston posed this very question...
Asbestos removal trainer sentenced for falsifying certifications
PROVIDENCE – The owner of a Rhode Island-based asbestos abatement training center has been sentenced to two years probation after admitting to a federal...
Hynson Electrical president sentenced for not paying $1.2M in taxes
PROVIDENCE – The president of a Rhode Island electrical service provider has been sentenced to two years of probation, with six months of detention,...
R.I. liquor stores, wineries feeling cheerier after lawmakers ease restrictions
After years of fretting that Rhode Island laws put them at a disadvantage, liquor stores and wineries have a reason to raise a glass...
Federal judge dismisses Brown students’ lawsuits seeking refunded tuition
PROVIDENCE – A U.S. District Court judge on March 4 dismissed multiple lawsuits by Brown University students who alleged that they were owed a...
Brown, former student dining services workers agree to $620K settlement over...
PROVIDENCE – Brown University has agreed to pay $620,000 to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by current and former student dining-services workers who accused...
Two-decade con yielded $450,000 until feds caught up to them
PROVIDENCE – U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell Jr. accepted the guilty pleas of a Rhode Island couple for defrauding the U.S. government...
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