Tag: U.S. District Court
Georgia man jailed 2 years for fraud scheme targeting R.I. seniors
PROVIDENCE – A Georgia man has been sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a fraud scheme that defrauded elderly victims...
Neronha joins lawsuit challenging Amazon’s overinflated advertising prices
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, with a coalition of attorneys general from 21 other states and the Federal Trade Commission, filed a...
Federal judge clears path for R.I. cannabis retail license process to...
A federal court order that blocked Rhode Island regulators from awarding cannabis retail licenses is now lifted, clearing the way for a new application...
R.I. judge tosses Trump’s latest attempt to reconfigure federal homelessness programs
A Rhode Island federal judge has again blocked the Trump administration from siphoning federal funds from no-strings-attached housing for formerly homeless individuals.
In a pair...
R.I. woman pleads guilty to operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island woman has pleaded guilty to a federal judge of operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business that moved funds between individuals...
Report: Providence settles police brutality lawsuit for $300K
PROVIDENCE – The city has agreed to pay a Barrington resident $300,000 to settle allegations he was struck by two police officers during a...
DOJ sues Rhode Island over college tuition benefits for noncitizens
The U.S. Department of Justice on June 29 added Rhode Island and Massachusetts to the list of states it is suing over higher education...
Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to...
A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing most of his first executive order on elections, part of which sought to...
Appeals court judge nixes Trump attempt to block wind-energy development
PROVIDENCE – Attorneys general from 17 states, including R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, scored another legal victory over the Trump administration.
The United States...
Rhode Island federal court weighs possible disciplinary action against DOJ lawyers...
Rhode Island’s federal judiciary will consider a possible disciplinary proceeding for the U.S. Department of Justice lawyers assigned to an ongoing court fight over...
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