Tag: U.S. District Court
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...
Romanian national pleads guilty in multistate ATM skimming conspiracy
PROVIDENCE – A second Romanian national has pleaded guilty in federal court for participating in a card-skimming conspiracy on ATMs which spanned across six...
R.I. attorney sentenced to three years for wire fraud, tax evasion
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island personal injury lawyer has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison for wire fraud and tax evasion, U.S....
Advocates say youth mental health services still in crisis
Rebecca Almeida spent three hours on a recent school day searching for her 14-year-old daughter.
Suffering from several behavioral health challenges, Almeida’s daughter lost her...
Bristol among victims of $9M bank fraud scheme
PROVIDENCE – A California man has been indicted for his role in a bank fraud and money laundering scheme that allegedly defrauded businesses, individuals...
Shaw’s Supermarket parent company backs out of merger and sues Kroger
Albertsons, the parent company of Shaw’s and Star Markets, is giving up on its merger with Kroger and it is suing the grocery chain,...
Former Navy officer sentenced for selling stolen military gear
PROVIDENCE – A former U.S. Navy officer has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for orchestrating a conspiracy to sell stolen American...
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