BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: PROVIDENCE, R.I.- A Windsor, CT, resident who admitted to a federal judge in Rhode Island that he conspired to deliver nearly 90 grams of fentanyl has been sentenced to five years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Daniel Alexander Smith, 20, previously admitted that between late February through May 2023,   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha today announced the appointment and swearing-in of Rachna Vyas as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island. Ms. Vyas will serve in the Office's Civil Division, focusing on complex, white collar matters with a particular emphasis on health care fraud cases related to the opioid c  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: A Providence man who previously admitted to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, which involved a plot to kidnap a U.S Postal Service (USPS) employee while members of the conspiracy searched for missing cocaine that had been shipped from Puerto Rico, was sentenced today to nearly six years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cun  more