Latest Rhode Island Headlines
All the headlines from our Rhode Island Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Rhode Island Radio Host Sentenced for Insurance Scam
Sep 5 2011 // A former Rhode Island radio host has been sentenced to four months in a Massachusetts halfway house and four months of home confinement for her role in a $40,000 home insurance fraud that improved her North Providence...
Many Rhode Islanders Still Lack Power as State Assesses Irene’s Toll
Sep 2 2011 // Pawtucket insurance agent Melanie Loiselle-Mongeon’s phone began ringing early Monday morning, the day after Tropical Storm Irene blew through the Ocean State. And it hasn’t stopped ringing. “The majority...
Two Defendants Spared Prison in Rhode Island Insurance Scheme
Aug 29 2011 // A federal judge on Thursday spared an ex-Rhode Island radio host and a former North Providence politician prison time for their roles in a $40,000 home insurance fraud scheme. Chief Judge Mary M. Lisi sentenced former...
Two to be Sentenced in Rhode Island Insurance Scheme
Aug 26 2011 // A federal judge is set to sentence a former Rhode Island politician and an ex-radio host for their roles in a $40,000 home insurance fraud scheme. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Mary Lisi is scheduled to sentence...
Prosecutors Want Jail for Rhode Island Radio Host for Insurance Fraud
Aug 22 2011 // Federal prosecutors are arguing against a home confinement sentence for a former Rhode Island radio disc jockey who damaged her North Providence house in a $40,000 insurance fraud scheme after last year’s historic...
UPDATE: Ex-Adjuster Pleads Guilty in Rhode Island Fraud Scheme
Aug 11 2011 // An ex-insurance adjuster who helped a former Rhode Island radio personality file a bogus home insurance claim last year pleaded guilty on Tuesday to his role in the scheme. In a deal with prosecutors, Vincent DiPaolo, 62,...
Ex-Insurance Adjuster to Plead Guilty in Rhode Island Fraud Case
Aug 10 2011 // An ex-insurance adjuster was set to plead guilty to charges he helped a former Rhode Island radio personality file a phony insurance claim for more than $40,000. Federal prosecutors said Vincent DiPaolo of Johnston was to...
Rhode Island Senate Passes Seat Belt, Cell Phone Driver Bills
Jun 27 2011 // The Rhode Island Senate has advanced two bills on driver safety, one boosting seat belt enforcement and another banning young drivers from using cell phones while behind the wheel. The cell phone proposal would make it...
Rhode Island Radio Personality Admits Insurance Scheme
Jun 20 2011 // A former Rhode Island disc jockey has pleaded guilty to an insurance fraud scheme involving a former North Providence town councilman recently sentenced on separate corruption charges. Lori Sergiacomi entered her plea...
Rhode Island City Seeks Reimbursement for Historic Mill Fire Costs
Jun 17 2011 // Woonsocket, R.I. is seeking reimbursement for part of the cost of fighting a massive fire that destroyed the historic Alice Mill building last week. The Woonsocket Call reported that the costs include $38,660 in overtime,...
Demolition Begins of Fire-Ravaged Mill in R.I.
Jun 13 2011 // The owner of a historic mill building in Woonsocket, Rhode Island destroyed in a massive fire that broke out Tuesday says demolition of the structure has begun. Steven Triedman, of American Wood Pellet Co., says he...
Rhode Island Radio Personality Admits Insurance Scheme
Jun 6 2011 // A former Rhode Island disc jockey has pleaded guilty to an insurance fraud scheme involving a former North Providence town councilman recently sentenced on separate corruption charges. Lori Sergiacomi entered her plea...
Rhode Island Radio Host, Ex-Politician to Admit to Fraud
Jun 1 2011 // A Rhode Island radio personality and a former North Providence town council president are set to admit to taking part in an insurance fraud scheme. Lori Sergiacomi — known on air as Tanya Cruise — and Robert Ricci are...
Rhode Island Radio Host to Plead Guilty to Insurance Fraud
May 25 2011 // A Rhode Island radio personality has agreed to plead guilty to taking part in an insurance fraud scheme involving a former North Providence town councilman recently sentenced on fraud and corruption charges. Federal...
Former Rhode Island Councilman Sentenced to 6 Years
May 19 2011 // A federal judge has sentenced a former North Providence town councilman to just less than six years in prison after he and two other former councilmen pleaded guilty to taking part in a bribery scheme. John Zambarano and...
Rhode Island Town Council Ex-President to Admit to Fraud
Apr 25 2011 // A former president of the North Providence town council has agreed to plead guilty to charges in an insurance fraud scheme involving a local radio host. Prosecutors say Robert Ricci conspired with another former North...
Rhode Island Considers Cyberbullying Law
Apr 15 2011 // Rhode Island lawmakers are reviewing legislation creating a single statewide standard to address cyberbullying in schools. The policy would offer procedures for teachers and administrators to use when responding to...
Jury Finds Rhode Island Not Liable in Newport Cliff Walk Fall
Apr 14 2011 // A Newport County Superior Court jury yesterday found the state of Rhode Island is not liable in the personal injury case of a man who became a quadriplegic after he fell from Newport’s famed Cliff Walk while on his...
Rhode Island Cliff Walk Lawsuit Continues Against State
Apr 8 2011 // A New York man who became a quadriplegic after he fell from the Cliff Walk in Newport, Rhode Island on his honeymoon has settled with the city for an undisclosed sum, but the trial in his lawsuit against the state...
Little Support for Marriage Alternative in Rhode Island
Apr 7 2011 // A proposal to extend some of the rights of marriage to same-sex couples and others who can’t legally marry, such as siblings, is winning little support amid Rhode Island’s debate over legalizing gay...
