BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 26 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua S. Levy, issued the following news release on July 25, 2023: A New Bedford man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Jason Cruz, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 16 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In May 2023, Cruz  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: A New Bedford man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Jason Cruz, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 16 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In May   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 27 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Justice Department have reached a settlement with Taylor Farms New England, Inc. to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) at the company's food processing facility in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The alleged violations pertain to chemical release prevention and   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2024 (S. 2226), which was introduced by Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island: * * * The Administration is grateful for and commends the strong, bipartisan work of the Senate Armed Services Committee (Committee) on behalf of America's national defense. The annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is an essential ste  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on July 27, 2023, on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2024 (S. 2226), which was introduced by Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island: * * * The Administration is grateful for and commends the strong, bipartisan work of the Senate Armed Services Committee (Committee) on behalf of America's national defense. The annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) i  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Zachary A. Cunha, issued the following news release on July 26, 2023: U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha, announced today that he has appointed Kevin Love Hubbard, an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Office's Civil Division, to serve as Affirmative Civil Enforcement Coordinator, overseeing the District's significant docket of civil investigations and litigation in which the federal government is suing to vindicat  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 25 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Zachary A. Cunha, issued the following news release: The Warwick School Department has entered into a settlement agreement with the United States to ensure equal access for children and adults with disabilities at the Warwick Neck Elementary School playground, announced Zachary A. Cunha, United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island. This agreement follows an investigation that began after the U.  more