Tag: U.S. Department of Justice
Local fishermen charged with evading taxes on millions of dollars in...
PROVIDENCE – Six local fishermen, including two from Rhode Island, were charged with tax evasion and failing to file tax returns, the U.S. Department...
Report: North Kingstown man arrested for role in U.S. Capitol attack...
PROVIDENCE – A North Kingstown man who was arrested for his role in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, has...
RIPTA’s not the only public agency feeling effects of labor shortage
Like many companies in the private sector, some state agencies and municipalities are struggling to fill positions amid a severe labor shortage.
The R.I. Public...
UnitedHealth closes roughly $8B deal for Change Healthcare
MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) – UnitedHealth Group said Monday that it completed its acquisition of Change Healthcare, closing the roughly $8 billion deal a couple...
West Warwick man pleads guilty to running $14M Ponzi scheme
PROVIDENCE – A West Warwick man admitted to conducting a decadelong Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of roughly $6 million, the U.S. Department of...
After investigation, Wyatt Detention Facility agrees to provide opioid treatment to...
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
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Executive Office of Health and Human Services will change policies to ensure children with intellectual and developmental disabilities such as...
R.I. gets $1.5M federal grant for police body cameras
PROVIDENCE – The state has received a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to help equip police departments with body-worn cameras.
The...
5 R.I. communities share $750K for community policing
PROVIDENCE – Five Rhode Island communities will get a combined $750,000 in federal funding to boost their community-policing programs.
The funding announced Thursday comes from...
Legal questions loom for R.I.’s injection center law
Combating the opioid overdose crisis is a cause with broad support.
But a new Rhode Island law establishing a two-year pilot program for safe injection...
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