Tag: sentencing
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,...
3 sent to prison for scamming older R.I. residents
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Three men have been sent to prison for their roles in a so-called grandparent scam that cheated more than a dozen...
N.Y. man sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison for scamming...
PROVIDENCE – A New York man was sentenced to nearly three years in prison for his role in scamming 14 elderly Rhode Island residents out...
Woonsocket man to serve 2 years in prison for illegal firearm...
WOONSOCKET – A city man was sentenced to two years in federal prison for his role in an illegal firearm trafficking scheme, R.I. Attorney...
Wholesaler sentenced in conspiracy to sell military and government counterfeit goods
PROVIDENCE – Ramin Kohanbash of Brooklyn, N.Y., was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison Wednesday for his role related to the selling of...
Man sentenced in check-cashing scheme that used R.I. homeless people
PROVIDENCE – A Georgia man was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for fraudulently seeking to cash $677,687 worth of counterfeit checks throughout...