BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Joshua S. Levy, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2023: A Boston man pleaded guilty yesterday to his involvement in a sophisticated international money laundering and drug trafficking organization. Mariano Santana, 57, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley scheduled sentencing for Nov. 30, 2023. In May 2023, Santana was among 12 individu  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Rhode Island will receive $3 million and the Providence metropolitan area will receive $1 million made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 1 is awarding a total of $4 million from the agency's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program to the State of Rhode Island and one metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 29 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2023: Rhode Island small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small aquaculture businesses, and private nonprofit organizations affected by the Block Island hotel fire in New Shoreham that occurred on Aug. 18, 2023, may apply for low-interest Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) from the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced to  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations issued the following remarks on Aug. 29, 2023, by the Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro at Southeastern New England Defense Industry Defense Innovation Days: Good morning, everyone! Thank you very much, Chairman Reed, for that introduction. Senator Whitehouse, industry leaders, distinguished guests, it is my great pleasure to speak to all of you today, and I'm delighted to return to this conference once again--my t  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations issued the following remarks on Aug. 29, 2023, by Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti at the Southeastern New England Defense Industry's Defense Innovation Days: Well, good afternoon, Kim. Thank you very much for that kind introduction. I really do want to take a minute to thank Chairman Reed, who originally encouraged me and gave me this invitation to be part of this year's conference, and for his leade  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Sept. 1 -- The U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations issued the following news release: Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti hosted the CNO Futures Wargame at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, Aug. 29-30. This wargame provided a forum for senior officers and civilians to discuss the enduring roles and missions for the future Navy, as well as the concepts and capabilities required for its employment. Franchetti opened the wargame discus  more