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Federal Tipoffs Involving Rhode Island Newsletter for Sunday July 28, 2024 ( 3 items )  

EPA: Rhode Island to Benefit From a $450 Million Grant for Community-Driven Solutions to Cut Climate Pollution Across New England
WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources is part of a coalition selected by the EPA to receive a $450 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to tackle climate change, improve air quality, and advance environmental justice * * * BOSTON (JULY 22, 2024) - Today, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the gene  more

Justice Dept.: Defendants With Ties to White Supremacy Sentenced in Connection With Plot to Destroy Energy Facilities
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: Three men were sentenced today for various conspiracy and firearms offenses in connection with a racially-motivated scheme to destroy an energy facility. Paul James Kryscuk, 38, of Boise, Idaho, was sentenced today to six years and six months in prison for conspiracy to destroy an energy facility. Liam Collins, 25, of Johnston, Rhode Island, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for ai  more

Mass. U.S. Attorney: Brockton Man Convicted of Cocaine Conspiracy
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: A Brockton man was convicted by a federal jury yesterday in Boston in connection with a wide-ranging drug trafficking conspiracy that that involved dozens of parcels containing kilograms of cocaine sent from Puerto Rico to various addresses throughout Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Investigators intercepted 10 parcels and seized more th  more