Tag: Rhode Island State Police
Former alternative school finance director accused of embezzling $3M
PROVIDENCE – R.I. State Police arrested a former alternative school finance director Sept. 20 on charges he embezzled $3 million for personal use.
Nathan Kaufman,...
Decision pending after emergency DBR hearing on Ballard’s appeal
NEW SHOREHAM – Ballard's Beach Resort has appealed the decision by the New Shoreham Board of License Commissioners to suspend the liquor and entertainment...
After fracas, Ballard’s Beach Resort cancels Roots and Rhythm Festival
NEW SHOREHAM – Ballard’s Beach Resort on Block Island has canceled its upcoming Roots and Rhythm Festival after a fight broke out at its...
Gorbea warns of imminent Russian cyberattacks on small businesses
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea said Tuesday that the state’s small businesses should beware of a Russian cyberattack that could...
Are you satisfied with the state’s response to the tens of...
During the height of the pandemic, the state was getting 1,000 fraudulent unemployment claims a day. The Rhode Island State Police recently told PBN...
UI fraud still too big to handle
As nearly 1 in 10 Rhode Islanders knows firsthand, the devastating economic toll of COVID-19 has gone beyond lost jobs and shuttered businesses. There’s...
Unemployment fraud claims continue to put RIers’ identities at risk
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic restrictions may be ending, but fraudsters masquerading as unemployed Rhode Islanders seeking government benefits are alive and well.
The R.I. Department of...
Rep. Williams calls out systematic racism, lack of diversity in R.I.’s...
PROVIDENCE – Rep. Anastasia P. Williams, D-Providence, and other legislators stood on the steps of the Statehouse on Thursday to call out systematic racism, including...
Raimondo responds to protests, riots throughout the country
PROVIDENCE – In response to the death of another black man in police custody, daylong, peaceful protests were taken over by violent riots across...
There are a host of candidates for the state’s top job....
All the major candidates running for governor will point to their professional record and say they have the experience to lead the state. But...