Tag: U.S. District Court in Providence
Eight individuals indicted in transnational fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims
PROVIDENCE – Eight people have been indicted by the U.S. District Court on fraud charges, after allegedly operating a transnational fraud scheme that targeted...
Johnston eminent domain case dismissed in Superior Court
JOHNSTON – A Providence County Superior Court judge has dismissed the town's eminent domain case amidst efforts to seize 31 acres of land from...
West Warwick man jailed 8 years for running Ponzi scheme
PROVIDENCE – A West Warwick man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for conducting a decadeslong Ponzi scheme that defrauded millions of...
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...
Warwick woman charged with posing as wounded Marine Corps veteran
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island woman was charged in federal court Monday with fraudulently claiming to be a U.S. Marine Corps veteran with lung...