WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Sept. 27, 2023, by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke announcing a $9 million agreement with Washington Trust Company to resolve redlining claims in Rhode Island: * * * I am Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. It is my honor to join U.S. Attorney Zachary Cunha of the District of Rhode Island for today's announcement. I'm pleased   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: The Justice Department announced today that Washington Trust Company (Washington Trust), the oldest community bank in the nation, has agreed to pay $9 million to resolve allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrimination by redlining majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Rhode Island. Redlining is an illegal practice in which lenders avoid providing cre  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 23-105) on the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the Rhode Island Public Safety Administration Office to the Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary Background The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provided funds to the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety and administer  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, Sept. 27 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: More than 35 U.S. Naval War College (NWC) alumni represented their nations' naval forces as delegates to the 25th Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) International Seapower Symposium (ISS), held onboard Naval Station Newport, Sept. 19-22. ISS-25, jointly hosted by the CNO and NWC, featured heads of navy and representatives from over 91 countries serving as delegates. The symposium provided these senior internationa  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Zachary A. Cunha, posted the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island and the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced today that Washington Trust Company (Washington Trust), the oldest community bank in the nation, has agreed to pay $9 million to resolve allegations that it engaged in a pattern or practice of lending discrim  more