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Federal Tipoffs Involving Rhode Island Newsletter for Sunday June 11, 2023 ( 3 items )  

Acting Mass. U.S. Attorney: New Bedford Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Conspiracy
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 9 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua S. Levy, issued the following news release on June 8, 2023: A New Bedford man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Edwin Collazo, 27, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl; and to possession with intent to distribute fent  more

R.I. U.S. Attorney: Massage Envy Agrees to Address Alleged Americans With Disabilities Act Violations in All Franchised Locations Nationwide
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Zachary A. Cunha, issued the following news release on June 7, 2023: Massage Envy Franchising, LLC, and ME SPE Franchising, LLC ("Massage Envy") have entered into a settlement agreement with the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island, requiring the company to change policies at all of its franchised locations nationwide in order to provide reasonable accommodations to individuals wi  more

R.I. U.S. Attorney: Rhode Island Beef Slaughterhouse, Owner Admit to Violating Federal Meat Inspection Act
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Zachary A. Cunha, issued the following news release: A Johnston, RI, beef slaughterhouse and an owner of the company have admitted to a federal judge that they committed fraud when they claimed that product they processed and suppled to customers had been federally inspected and passed as required under the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) when, in fact, it had not, announced United States Attorney Zachary  more