Luis A. Aponte - Providence Business News

PUSHED OUT: It took two years after his indictment for embezzlement for Providence City Councilman and former President Luis A. Aponte to be removed from the council.  / PBN FILE PHOTO

It should not have taken two years to remove Aponte from...

Editorial and Op-Ed 08/02/2019

What is most amazing is not that former Providence City Council President Luis A. Aponte pleaded no contest to a felony count of embezzlement...

FORMER PROVIDENCE CITY COUNCIL President Luis A. Aponte pleaded no contest to a charge of embezzlement Monday. As part of his plea, Aponte was required to resign from his position on the Providence City Council. Aponte resigned as president in 2017. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Aponte pleads no contest to embezzlement, steps down from City Council

Government 07/29/2019

PROVIDENCE – Former City Council President Luis Aponte pleaded nolo contendere to a felony count of embezzlement in R.I. Superior Court, Attorney General Peter...

PROVIDENCE MAYOR Jorge O. Elorza has vetoed the rezoning that would authorize the Hope Point Tower. / COURTESY THE FANE ORGANIZATION

Will Elorza veto cost city in GA?

Government 12/07/2018

The dramatic city review of the Hope Point Tower development – capped Nov. 30 with a last-minute veto by Mayor Jorge O. Elorza –...

TAKING THE LEAD: Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza says he’s proud that the Providence Police Department was the first in the state to adopt body cameras for its police officers. He said the program has been well-received, adding it helps to calm people down because they know they are being recorded, while also allowing “the entire picture” of an incident to get out.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Can a self-described ‘pro[business]-growth progressive’ mayor boost investment in Providence?

Cover Story 09/28/2018

The son of Guatemalan immigrants who settled in the West End of Providence, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza is a pull-yourself-up-by-your-bootstraps story: The first in...

PROVIDENCE CITY COUNCIL President David Salvatore, left, has asked for GoLocalProv to return more than $67,000 from a month to month contract made by former Council President Louis Aponte, right, to promote public meetings. By making the contract month to month, the deal avoided a public bidding process required for projects and contracts with a value of more than $5,000. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

City Council president calls on GoLocal to return money from no-bid...

Government 07/24/2018

PROVIDENCE – City Council President David A. Salvatore called on GoLocalProv to return $67,500 to the city, from a deal with the council to...

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PROVIDENCE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT Luis A. Aponte resigned from the position of President Friday afternoon but will remain on the City Council.

Aponte resigns as Providence City Council president

Government 05/19/2017

PROVIDENCE - Luis A. Aponte resigned as president of the City Council Friday afternoon. He said he intends to remain a member of the...

PROVIDENCE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT Luis A. Aponte has been indicted for misuse of funds, according to WPRI-TV CBS 12. He is the second City Council member to be indicted within the last month.

Aponte charged with embezzlement, unlawful use of campaign funds

Government 05/10/2017

PROVIDENCE – Providence City Council President Luis A. Aponte on Wednesday pleaded not guilty to four charges related to the misuse and embezzlement of...

Providence council President Aponte indicted

Government 05/10/2017

PROVIDENCE – Luis A. Aponte, Providence City Council president, was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday, according to a report by WPRI-TV CBS...

BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD of Rhode Island is planning to move a little more than 100 people out of its Providence headquarters to a satellite office in East Providence.

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island to move customer...

Government 04/19/2017

EAST PROVIDENCE – Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island will move its customer service operations, approximately 15 percent of its workforce, from...

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