PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A former Pepperell, MA, man arrested during an FBI Safe Streets Task Force drug trafficking investigation that led to the seizure of more than 461 grams of pure crystal methamphetamine pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence to conspiracy and drug trafficking charges, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. According to   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A United Parcel Service employee twice convicted and incarcerated for trafficking kilos of heroin, and, who allegedly used his position at UPS to attempt to locate a package shipped from Columbia that contained multiple kilograms of cocaine, has been ordered detained in federal custody on drug trafficking charges, announced United States   more

BROOKLYN, New York, March 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Breon Peace, issued the following news release on March 14, 2023: A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Sagar Steven Singh and Nicholas Ceraolo with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit computer intrusions. The charges stem from Singh's and Ceraolo's efforts to extort victims by threatening to release their personal information online. Singh was arrested this morning in  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 17 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Zachary A. Cunha, issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: A former IT Director for a Warwick, RI, metals fabrication and supply company pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a charge of wire fraud, admitting to a federal judge that he used his purchasing authority to embezzle more than one million dollars from the company, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Juan Hicks, 47, of New Bed  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Zachary A. Cunha, issued the following news release on March 14, 2023: * * * False Use of Military Medals; Identity Theft; and Fraudulently Collecting More Than $250,000 in Veteran Benefits and Charitable Contributions * * * A Rhode Island woman who never served in the U.S. Military but perpetrated a massive fraud scheme by falsely masquerading as a Purple Heart and Bronze Star-decorated United States M  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 16 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private nonprofit organizations that April 17 is the filing deadline for federal working capital loans in parts of Rhode Island and adjacent states for drought that began Aug. 9, 2022. Low-interest disaster   more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, March 14 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: U.S. Naval War College, University of Texas and Colorado School of Mines have been selected to research critical minerals, battery technology, and reducing dependence on hostile suppliers in the clean energy supply chain. Principal investigators from each institution include Professor Joshua Busby, LBJ School of Public Affairs and the Strauss Center for International Security and Law, University of Texas, Austin  more