NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIAM McCULLOUGH, 63, of Westerly, Rhode Island, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for stealing more than $700,000  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy issued the following news release on Nov. 16, 2023: The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that 12 states and the District of Columbia will participate as "core states" in fiscal year 2024 in its National Expansion of Employment Opportunities Network initiative, enabling government agencies in these states to receive consulting, capacity-building support and ongoing mentoring to increase competitive  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Zachary A. Cunha, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: A North Kingstown man working as a self-employed contractor admitted to a federal judge today that he executed multiple schemes, made false representations, intentionally omitted significant information in filings, suborned perjury, and intentionally obstructed proceedings before the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, all in an attempt to conceal sub  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Zachary A. Cunha, issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2023: Jomar Cruz-Aponte, 28, of Pawtucket, is scheduled to be sentenced by a federal judge in February after admitting today that in December 2021, he retrieved and took possession of a package he believed contained a controlled substance, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Cruz-Aponte admitted that he agreed to retrieve the pa  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Nov. 15 -- The Naval War College issued the following readout of President Rear Adm. Pete Garvin meeting on Nov. 14, 2023, with State Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island: * * * U.S. Naval War College (NWC) President Rear Adm. Pete Garvin met with U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), during a visit to the college's Newport, RI campus, Nov. 13. The two discussed NWC's importance in the local community and its role in supporting national security through rigorous education, relevant   more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Nov. 17 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) celebrated its in-residence fall graduation onboard Naval Station Newport, November 15. Graduates included six students from the College of Naval Warfare's (CNW) senior-level leadership program and 31 from the College of Naval Command and Staff's (CNCS) intermediate-level leadership program. "Continuous learning is a critical strategic enabler to the success of our fighting forc  more