Tag: U.S. District Court
Brown University joins lawsuit against U.S. Department of Energy
PROVIDENCE – Brown University is among nine colleges and universities across the nation, and three national education organizations that recently filed a lawsuit against...
Warwick pain management clinic owners indicted on fraud charges
PROVIDENCE – A federal grand jury has indicted two owners of a Warwick pain management clinic on health care fraud charges for allegedly defrauding...
Johnston Town Council votes in favor of land taking by eminent...
JOHNSTON – The Town Council voted unanimously on Thursday to take a developer's land by eminent domain again in yet another chapter of a...
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...
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...

















