Tag: Wire Fraud
Telemarketer sentenced to 33 months in prison after pleading to wire...
PROVIDENCE – Chirag Sachdeva, an Indian national, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for his participation in a wire fraud scheme to...
East Greenwich man pleads guilty to charges related to ‘Ponzi-like scheme’
PROVIDENCE – An East Greenwich resident pleaded guilty to two counts of security fraud and one count of wire fraud in Manhattan Federal Court...
Indian national admits to role in telemarketing fraud scheme
PROVIDENCE – Chirag Sachdeva, an Indian national, pleaded guilty to seven counts of wire fraud after admitting to participating in a telemarketing scheme to...
Employee charged with defrauding R.I. small business
PROVIDENCE – An accounts-payable clerk for Décor Craft Inc. was charged with misappropriating about $302,000 for personal use and for use by an acquaintance,...
Pawtucket man sentenced to 2.5 years in jail for role in...
PROVIDENCE – Shawn Whitfield, of Pawtucket, has been sentenced to 2½ years in prison for his role in a Jamaica-based telemarketing scam that was...
Herald News: Correira on mayoral ballot again
FALL RIVER – Despite facing a series of federal indictments, Fall River Mayor Jasiel F. Correia II will be back on the ballot for...
Fall River’s Correia now faces charges of extortion of marijuana dispensaries
FALL RIVER – Fall River Mayor Jasiel F. Correia II has been charged with a slew of new allegations from federal prosecutors that claim...
Embattled F.R. mayor has July court date
FALL RIVER – A hearing that could have led to a trial date for embattled Mayor Jasiel Correia II was postponed to July 15...
Johnston jewelry distributor charged with wire fraud, identity theft
PROVIDENCE – Gerald Kent, 51, owner and operator of Kent Jewelry in Johnston, was charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, Acting U.S....
Former FOP president pleads guilty to misusing $71K in union funds
PROVIDENCE – Retired Newport Police Sgt. Christopher Hayes has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud in federal court for misusing nearly $71,500...
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