Tag: U.S. District Court
West Warwick man indicted in unemployment fraud scheme
PROVIDENCE – A West Warwick man has been indicted in an alleged conspiracy to fraudulently apply for COVID-related unemployment funds.
Richard Allen, 56, pleaded not...
Man sentenced in check-cashing scheme that used R.I. homeless people
PROVIDENCE – A Georgia man was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for fraudulently seeking to cash $677,687 worth of counterfeit checks throughout...
Former accounts payable clerk admits to $300K wire fraud
PROVIDENCE - Grant Devillez, a former accounts payable clerk at a small city business, pleaded guilty to 10 counts of wire fraud Monday at...
Providence man pleads guilty to unemployment fraud
PROVIDENCE – A city man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud for submitting fraudulent online applications seeking pandemic-related unemployment benefits from eight states, while...
Providence man pleads guilty to defrauding food suppliers of $832K
PROVIDENCE – A city man on Friday pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud and assault of a federal officer after police say...
Suit: Brown University failed to protect women from sexual misconduct
PROVIDENCE – Brown University has systematically and repeatedly failed to protect women from rape and other sexual misconduct, according to a federal class action...
2 plead guilty to playing role in lottery scam
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Two men have pleaded guilty to participating in a lottery scam that cheated victims in multiple states, including Rhode Island and...
Not nice: Baron Cohen sues Massachusetts cannabis dispensary
BOSTON (AP) – Actor Sacha Baron Cohen has sued a Massachusetts cannabis dispensary he says used an image of his character Borat on a...
Two in custody following seizure of 3.4 kilograms of fentanyl pills
PROVIDENCE – Two men are in federal custody following a Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force investigation that resulted in the seizure of more...
Federal judge approves settlement allowing panhandling in Cranston
PROVIDENCE – A federal judge has approved a settlement agreement related to a Cranston ordinance that prohibited panhandling in the city, declaring that the...
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