U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island

HYMAN BRICKLE & SONS INC. must pay $492,236 to the federal government for violating the False Claims Act over blankets sold to the U.S. Department of Defense. / COURTESY U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

Woonsocket manufacturer to pay $492K for violating federal False Claims Act

Business Services 12/20/2022

PROVIDENCE – Hyman Brickle & Sons Inc. has been ordered to pay $492,236 to the federal government after both the Woonsocket-based textile manufacturer and...

After investigation, Wyatt Detention Facility agrees to provide opioid treatment to...

Government 05/23/2022

PROVIDENCE – The Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls has agreed to provide opioid treatment to detainees in recovery after an investigation...

State settles dispute with DOJ over community-based services for disabled children

Government 05/18/2022

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Executive Office of Health and Human Services will change policies to ensure children with intellectual and developmental disabilities such as...

USAO: 11 indicted for alleged bank fraud schemes, including 3 bank...

Financial Services 11/22/2021

PROVIDENCE – Eleven individuals, including three bank employees, have been charged in alleged counterfeit checks and bank fraud schemes, acting U.S. attorney Richard B....

6 R.I. residents charged in alleged unemployment fraud schemes

Government 10/28/2021

PROVIDENCE – A federal grand jury has returned four indictments charging six Rhode Island residents with allegedly executing schemes to defraud unemployment agencies in...

3 charged for allegedly running a ‘grandparent scam’ on elderly R.I....

Government 10/25/2021

PROVIDENCE – Three men have been charged with allegedly participating in a “grandparent scam” designed to defraud 11 elderly Rhode Island residents, the U.S....

BROWN UNIVERSITY has agreed to a settlement agreement over allegations that it violated Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The allegations were related to university's policies on the readmission of undergraduate students seeking to return from a medical leave for mental health reasons. / AP FILE PHOTO STEVEN SENNE

Brown settles federal allegations it violated disabilities law

Education 08/10/2021

PROVIDENCE – Brown University reached a settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Department of Justice that resolves a finding that the...

Leader of interstate equipment theft ring pleads guilty

Government 05/13/2021

PROVIDENCE (AP) – The ringleader of a group that stole about $700,000 worth of construction equipment, boats, personal watercraft, all-terrain vehicles and trailers from...

FIFTEEN INDIVIDUALS have been charged in U.S. District Court for allegedly filing multiple fraudulent unemployment claims in Rhode Island and 10 other states. / COURTESY U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Feds charge 15 with combined $578K in unemployment fraud

Government 04/08/2021

PROVIDENCE – Federal prosecutors announced charges against 15 individuals Thursday related to alleged fraudulent unemployment claims filed in Rhode Island and other states. The defendants...