U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island
Recent News About U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island
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A Guatemalan national has admitted guilt in a U.S. District Court in Providence for failing to register as a sex offender and re-entering the United States illegally, according to Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom.
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A U.S. Postal Service seasonal employee, Willie Estrella, has been sentenced to three years of federal probation for his involvement in a mail theft scheme during the 2023 holiday season.
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A British national, illegally residing in the United States, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Rhode Island.
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A Florida man, Joshua Pavao, who often stayed in Coventry, Rhode Island, admitted to possessing illegal firearms.
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A Providence woman has been sentenced for her role in a conspiracy to smuggle contraband into the Wyatt Detention Center.
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Acting U.S. Attorney Sara Miron Bloom has reported that the District of Rhode Island gathered $9,912,376.35 in criminal and civil actions during Fiscal Year 2024.
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A former Rhode Island resident, Carl Sharp, aged 49, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for methamphetamine distribution.
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A Providence man has entered a guilty plea in federal court concerning a fentanyl trafficking charge.
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A Guatemalan national, Marvin Estuardo Morales De Paz, has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for his involvement in a theft ring.
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A second Romanian national has admitted his involvement in a conspiracy to install card skimming devices on bank ATMs across at least six states, including Rhode Island.
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A Rhode Island woman was convicted by a federal jury for her involvement in an international money laundering scheme.
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Former Rhode Island personal injury attorney Peter P.D. Leach has been sentenced to nearly three years in federal prison for conducting a Ponzi scheme with his clients' settlement funds.