Tag: Justice
Who should be paid with settlement money from opioid medication producers?
On Aug. 26 an Oklahoma judge ordered health care giant Johnson & Johnson to pay the state $572 million for costs incurred in the...
U.S. Court of Appeals upholds Aspen Aerogels patent
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a 2018 decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission that determined...
Father and son jailed for fraudulent sales to defense subcontractor
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island businessman and his son received prison terms Wednesday after pleading guilty to fraudulently selling substandard titanium to a Connecticut...
Providence JUMP bike program temporarily pulled following vandalism and theft
PROVIDENCE – The JUMP bike program in Providence will temporarily go offline following reports of vandalism and theft of the bikes, the Providence Mayor’s...
Alex and Ani dismisses lawsuit against BofA
PROVIDENCE – Alex and Ani LLC has voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against Bank of America that alleged sexism, ageism and discriminatory lending practices. The...
Civil case against ‘Codfather’ settled for $3 million and a divestiture...
NEW BEDFORD – The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration announced that it had settled the federal civil case against Carlos Rafael and his fishing...
East Providence automobile transport company owner charged with fraud, tax evasion,...
PROVIDENCE – Michael Chaves, owner of CAT Inc., an automobile transport company in East Providence, was charged with fraud, identity theft, tax evasion and...
It should not have taken two years to remove Aponte from...
What is most amazing is not that former Providence City Council President Luis A. Aponte pleaded no contest to a felony count of embezzlement...
Why did it take so long for former Providence City Councilman...
In May 2017, former Providence City Councilman Luis A. Aponte was indicted for misuse and embezzlement of campaign funds. Soon after he resigned as...
Aponte pleads no contest to embezzlement, steps down from City Council
PROVIDENCE – Former City Council President Luis Aponte pleaded nolo contendere to a felony count of embezzlement in R.I. Superior Court, Attorney General Peter...
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