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Federal Tipoffs Involving Rhode Island Newsletter for Sunday June 04, 2023 ( 6 items )  

DEA-New England Division: Providence Man Admits to Possessing Cocaine With Intent to Distribute
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A Providence man is scheduled to be sentenced in August after admitting to a federal court judge that, in November 2021, he took possession of a package that contained more than a half kilogram of cocaine that was mailed from Puerto Rico and was addressed for delivery to a Providence residence, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cu  more

DEA-New England Division: Providence Woman Admits to Receiving and Storing Fentanyl and Cocaine Intended for Distribution
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release on May 31, 2023: A Providence woman today admitted to a federal judge that she participated in a drug trafficking conspiracy and was paid by co-conspirators to accept and store multiple shipments of fentanyl and cocaine shipped through the United Parcel Service and Federal Express, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cuna. Rosangele  more

EPA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $500K Cleanup Grant for Polluted Brownfields Site in Rhode Island
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 1 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 31 2023: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $500,000 from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda to expedite the cleanup of a brownfields site in Rhode Island while advancing environmental justice. EPA selected one community in Rhode Island to receive one grant totaling $500,000 in competitive EPA Brownfields funding through the Multipurpose, Assessment, Re  more

Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport Scientist Earns Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award
NEWPORT, Rhode Island, June 3 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Kenneth J. Andronowitz, a scientist in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport's Sensors and Sonar Systems Department, was recently awarded the Department of the Navy (DON) Meritorious Civilian Service Awards, the third highest honorary civilian award bestowed by the U.S. Navy. Since beginning his government career as a systems engineer in May 1985, Andronowitz, a resident of Narraganse  more

R.I. U.S. Attorney: Providence Man Admits to Possessing Cocaine With Intent to Distribute
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Zachary A. Cunha, issued the following news release: A Providence man is scheduled to be sentenced in August after admitting to a federal court judge that, in November 2021, he took possession of a package that contained more than a half kilogram of cocaine that was mailed from Puerto Rico and was addressed for delivery to a Providence residence, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Jose Fuent  more

R.I. U.S. Attorney: Providence Woman Admits to Receiving, Storing Fentanyl, Cocaine Intended for Distribution
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 31 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Zachary A. Cunha, issued the following news release on May 30, 2023: A Providence woman today admitted to a federal judge that she participated in a drug trafficking conspiracy and was paid by co-conspirators to accept and store multiple shipments of fentanyl and cocaine shipped through the United Parcel Service and Federal Express, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Rosangeles Bueno, 42, ad  more