Tag: U.S. District Court
R.I. environmental nonprofits sue Trump administration over funding freeze
Urban tree plantings, lead pipe education for landlords and local composting are already suffering from the Trump administration’s federal funding freeze, a new lawsuit...
Asbestos removal trainer sentenced for falsifying certifications
PROVIDENCE – The owner of a Rhode Island-based asbestos abatement training center has been sentenced to two years probation after admitting to a federal...
Hynson Electrical president sentenced for not paying $1.2M in taxes
PROVIDENCE – The president of a Rhode Island electrical service provider has been sentenced to two years of probation, with six months of detention,...
R.I. federal judge extends block preventing the Trump administration from freezing...
BOSTON (AP) – A second federal judge on Thursday extended a block barring the Trump administration from freezing grants and loans potentially totaling trillions of dollars.
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Warwick clinical social worker sentenced for defrauding patients, insurers out of...
PROVIDENCE – A local clinical social worker has been sentenced to three years of supervised release for her role in a scheme that defrauded...
British national federally indicted in construction, money laundering scheme
PROVIDENCE – A federal grand jury in Rhode Island has indicted a British national from Northern Ireland for participating in multistate construction and money...
Providence resident sentenced for bringing contraband into Wyatt Detention Center
PROVIDENCE – A female resident has been sentenced to home detention and two years of federal supervised release for smuggling contraband into the Wyatt...
Neronha joins lawsuit to protect Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has joined a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from shutting down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
In...
Federal judge dismisses lawsuits challenging R.I. cannabis law
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge on Thursday dismissed two civil lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the state's legal cannabis law that were brought against...
Federal judge in R.I. agrees to temporarily block federal funding freeze
The prospect of a federal funding freeze was put on ice by a federal judge in Rhode Island Friday afternoon.
“The states have put forth...
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