Tag: U.S. District Court
7 charged in mail theft ring at Providence facility
PROVIDENCE – Seven former postal service employees face federal charges for their roles in a mail theft ring at the U.S. Postal Service Processing...
4 Florida men convicted for fraudulent use of stolen personal identities
PROVIDENCE – Four Florida men were convicted for their role in a conspiracy that used stolen personal identifying information to defraud banks of more...
Report: Recovery center ex-CEO to plead guilty to federal health fraud...
PROVIDENCE – The former CEO of a now defunct addiction treatment organization who was arrested along with a former supervisory counselor on federal health...
360 High School students, families file lawsuit to keep school open
PROVIDENCE – Multilingual learner students who attend 360 High School and their parents have recently filed a federal lawsuit along with the Rhode Island...
Bills aim to give R.I. public libraries a break from high...
A lot of Rhode Islanders want to read Kristin Hannah’s latest novel, “The Women.”
The e-book version of Hannah’s Vietnam War narrative had 837 holds...
Warwick-based Tropic Haze to pay Nintendo $2.4M to settle piracy lawsuit
PROVIDENCE – Tropic Haze LLC, a Warwick-based technology company, will pay a multimillion-dollar settlement to a worldwide video game company after being sued in...
Man sent to prison for scamming grandparents in R.I. and elsewhere
PROVIDENCE – A New York City man was sentenced to two and half years in federal prison for his role in scamming seniors, including...
Brown University to pay $19.5M settlement in price-fixing financial aid lawsuit
PROVIDENCE – Brown University has agreed to pay $19.5 million as part of a settlement in a lawsuit in which the plaintiffs allege that...
Local nonprofit Green Oceans suing to overturn wind farm development approvals
LITTLE COMPTON – A local nonprofit organization has filed a federal lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., against multiple U.S. agencies over...
U.S. Sailing Association sues 3 former members, AmericaOne
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Sailing Association, the sport’s national governing body, is suing three of its former members and AmericaOne Inc. for allegedly stealing...
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