WARWICK, RI — Rhode Island Democratic Party Chair Joseph M. McNamara issued the following statement in response to the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. “We are heartbroken for Pittsburgh and the congregation at the Tree of Life synagogue today,” said Rhode Island Democratic Party Chair Joseph M. McNamara. «Our places of worship should be safe and welcoming, […]Load more...
“Gov. Raimondo is by far the best candidate for governor of Rhode Island” PROVIDENCE, RI – The Providence Journal “enthusiastically” endorsed Governor Gina Raimondo today for reelection, citing her focused and successful efforts to strengthen Rhode Island’s economy and fix the state’s roads and bridges. “Gov. Gina Raimondo is by far the best candidate […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE – A Colombian national living in Central Falls, RI, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence today to false statements in a passport application. Appearing before U.S. District Court Chief Judge William E. Smith, Carlos Tabares, 55, admitted to the Court that he knowingly and willingly made false statements on a U.S. […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE – A 57-year-old man from Fairhaven, MA, was sentenced today to 97 months in federal prison for traveling in interstate commerce to engage in sexual activity with a minor. Robert F. Eccleston, a registered sex offender, admitted to the Court that on July 12, 2016, he traveled from Massachusetts to East Providence, RI, […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE – The second of two Florida men charged with trafficking more than 5 kilograms of cocaine through the U.S. Postal Service into Rhode Island from Puerto Rico pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence today. Appearing before U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., Gabriel Conception, 28, of Kissimmee, FL, pleaded […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE – A New York man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence today to charges that he participated in conspiracies to operate large-scale, sophisticated marijuana grow facilities inside a converted Providence mill building. Appearing before U.S. District Court Chief Judge William E. Smith, Irwan Anwar, 54, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture […]Load more...
Admits to transferring obscene materials to a minor PROVIDENCE – A Westerly man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence today to receiving, possessing and distributing child pornography, and to transferring obscene material to a minor. Appearing before U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., Jonathan Breslin, 33, admitted to the Court […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – A previously deported Dominican national pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence today to charges that he reentered the country illegally, and then used the identities and Social Security numbers of others without their knowledge to fraudulently obtain health care and welfare benefits. Appearing before U.S. District Court Judge John […]Load more...
PROVIDENCE, RI – A Cumberland man admitted in U.S. District Court in Providence today to participating in a series of “lying and buying” schemes, where in the fall and winter of 2016, he bought a total of nine guns from three different licensed firearms dealers by falsely representing that he was the actual buyer of […]Load more...
CRANSTON, RI—Cranston Mayor Allan W. Fung invited the Cranston community to attend a special plaque rededication ceremony for fallen war hero and Cranston native Col. Frederic Mellor in Rolfe Square on Thursday, Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. Col. Mellor, an Air Force pilot who was listed as missing in action for 53 years after his plane was shot […]Load more...