Tag: Zachary A. Cunha
Water tech company agrees to pay $8.5M penalty for falsifying revenue
PPROVIDENCE – A Pennsylvania water technology company with a division in Warwick has agreed to pay an $8.5 million criminal penalty for falsifying revenue,...
State violated civil rights of children with behavioral disabilities, feds find
PROVIDENCE – The state was found to be in violation of federal disability laws for the over-hospitalization of children with behavioral disabilities while in...
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...
4 men charged with stealing $230K in multistate scheme
PROVIDENCE – Four Guatemalan nationals face federal charges in a retail theft scheme that defrauded stores in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania of...
Cunha appointed to Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha has been appointed to serve on the Attorney General’s Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys by...
Scherer sentenced in $5.8M multistate romance scam
PROVIDENCE – A Georgia woman who played a key role in a romance scam that defrauded seniors in several states, including Rhode Island, out...
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...
Man faces deportation after scamming Home Depot for $300K in store...
PROVIDENCE – A Brazilian national faces deportation for his role in a fraudulent Home Depot credit scheme, U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode...
North Providence man charged with setting fire to church
NORTH PROVIDENCE – A local man has been taken into federal custody and charged via a criminal complaint for allegedly setting fire to a...
Cunha closes investigation into N.K. School Dept. on sex discrimination complaints
NORTH KINGSTOWN – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island this month concluded its investigation into the North Kingstown School Department,...



















