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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...

ACTING U.S. ATTORNEY for the District of Rhode Island Richard B. Myrus announced Monday that a second defendant has pleaded guilty in a case alleging a scheme to steal $700,000 in construction equipment, sport vehicles and boats. / COURTESY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

R.I. man pleads guilty to role in theft of $700K in...

Government 03/29/2021

PROVIDENCE – A Providence man has pleaded guilty to charges related to a scheme to steal and sell nearly $700,000 worth of excavators, sport...

Johnston real estate investment company, founder, negotiator indicted on federal charges

Real Estate 03/12/2021

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island has announced a grand jury indictment of a Johnston-based real estate investment...

E.P. ice company to plead guilty to violating Clean Air Act

Government 12/16/2020

EAST PROVIDENCE – J.P. Lillis Enterprises Inc., doing business as Cape Cod Ice, is set to plead guilty to violating the Clean Air Act,...

A MIDDLETOWN man admitted to fraudulently filing for $4.7 million in forgivable PPP loans. / COURTESY U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Middletown resident pleads guilty to bank fraud, admits seeking $4.7M in...

Government 10/27/2020

PROVIDENCE – A Middletown resident has admitted in federal court that he fraudulently sought $4.7 million in Paycheck Protection Program forgivable loans, the U.S....

EUGENE KRAMER, a Providence-based chiropractor, has agreed to plead guilty to charges of health care fraud and failure to accurately report income. / COURTESY U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Providence chiropractor to plead guilty to health care fraud, misreporting taxes

Government 04/21/2020

PROVIDENCE – Chiropractor Eugene Kramer will plead guilty to charges of health care fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island...

Providence man sentenced to 5 years in prison for possession, distributing...

Government 02/14/2020

PROVIDENCE – A Providence man found to be in possession of more than 100 grams of fentanyl was sentenced Feb. 7 to five years...

DR. LEONARD MARINO, president of Chiropractic Associates LLC, pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court to tax evasion and diverting roughly $1.1 million in business revenue for his own personal use. / COURTESY U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Local chiropractor pleads guilty to tax evasion, diverting $1.1M in business...

Economic Activity 02/06/2020

PROVIDENCE – A Providence-based chiropractor pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to diverting more than $1 million in business revenue for his own use...