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California man charged with cyberstalking women across multiple states
A federal criminal complaint has been unsealed in the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island, charging a California resident with cyberstalking and making harassing and threatening calls to women across several states, including Rhode Island and... -
Rhode Island businesswoman sentenced for withholding $1.22 million in payroll taxes
A Rhode Island businesswoman, Gail M. Hynson, has been sentenced to two years of probation for failing to remit employee payroll taxes to the IRS. -
Addiction center supervisor sentenced for health care fraud involving millions
A clinical social worker, known among her colleagues as the “Five Minute Queen,” has been sentenced for her role in a scheme that defrauded federal, state, and private health care insurers. -
Venezuelan national charged with assaulting ICE officers during immigration arrest
A Venezuelan national, Edward Antonio Reyes Calderon, has been charged in the U.S. District Court in Rhode Island with assaulting federal officers during his arrest on an immigration warrant. -
British national charged with multi-state fraud involving over $1 million
A British national, Elijah Gavin, also known as Timothy O’Reilly and Elijah Thomas, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Rhode Island. -
Seasonal postal worker sentenced for stealing $95k from holiday mail
A U.S. Postal Service seasonal employee, Willie Estrella, 32, from Providence, has been sentenced to three years of federal probation for his involvement in a scheme to steal mail contents during the 2023 holiday season. -
Guatemalan national pleads guilty to illegal re-entry and failing to register
A Guatemalan national has admitted guilt in a U.S. District Court in Providence to charges of failing to register as a sex offender and re-entering the United States after deportation. -
Florida man admits to illegal possession of modified firearms
A man from Florida, who frequently stayed in Coventry, Rhode Island, admitted to illegally possessing firearms modified into machine guns. -
Providence woman sentenced for smuggling contraband into Wyatt Detention Center
A Providence woman has been sentenced for her role in a conspiracy to smuggle contraband into the Wyatt Detention Center. -
U.S. Attorney's Office collects nearly $10 million in fiscal year 2024
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island has reported collections totaling nearly $10 million from civil and criminal actions during Fiscal Year 2024. -
Former Rhode Island man sentenced for meth distribution
A former Rhode Island resident has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine. -
Providence man pleads guilty to fentanyl trafficking
A Providence man has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to fentanyl trafficking. -
Guatemalan national sentenced for theft conspiracy and illegal reentry
A Guatemalan national, who had been deported twice before, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison. -
Romanian nationals plead guilty in multi-state ATM skimming scheme
A second Romanian national has confessed to participating in a conspiracy involving the installation of card skimming devices on bank ATMs across at least six states, including Rhode Island. -
Rhode Island woman convicted for role in international money laundering scheme
A Rhode Island woman has been convicted for her involvement in an international money laundering scheme. -
Former RI attorney sentenced for fraud; must repay defrauded clients
Former Rhode Island personal injury attorney Peter P.D. Leach has been sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison.