Rhode Island Jury Verdicts, Settlements and Court Decisions
<H2> <center> United States of America v. John O’Brien </h2> </center>
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with in a scheme to defraud homeowners in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, said Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron Bloom. John O’Brien, 28, pleaded guilty on December 10,2025, to wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. O’Brien will be sentenced on March 11, 2026. The sentence imposed will be det... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - RI)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Alec Tahir Baker </h2> </center>
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with money laundering and fraud Alec Tahir Baker, 61, of Corona, CA, .involved in a wide-ranging business email compromise and money laundering scheme that defrauded companies, individuals, and the Town of Bristol out of nearly $9 million dollars, Baker participated in a conspiracy that used phishing and spo... More...
$ (12-11-2025 - RI)<H2> <center> State of Rhode Island v. Justin M. Rose </h2> </center>
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with car theft and eluding. An officer responded to Hasbro Children’s Hospital just before noon on Sunday, Nov. 30, to investigate a vehicle theft. Justine > rose, age 35, was arrested.... More...
$ (12-01-2025 - RI)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Lisa Torres </h2> </center>
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of fentanyl.... More...
$ (12-02-2025 - RI)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Theresa Marie Dijoseph </h2> </center>
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (11-21-2025 - RI)<h2> <center> State of Rhode Island v. Melissa Acevedo </h2> </center>
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with obtaining more than $10,000 under false pretenses, fraudulently obtaining more than $500 in assistance, and giving false documents to an agent, employee or public Official.<br> <br> Melissa Acevedo, age 40, was accused obtaining more than $10,000 under false pretenses, fraudulently obtaining more than $500 in a... More...
$0 (11-21-2025 - RI)<h2> <center> State of Rhode Island v. Kelvin Mendez Cruz </h2> </center>
Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represents the Defndant charged with possession of a firearm while committing a violent crime resulting in death and domestic murder,<br> <br> Kelvin Mendes Cruz, age 25, was accused of shooting and killing a 29-year-old woman was shot to death inside her home.... More...
$0 (11-21-2025 - RI)<H2> <center> United States of America v. Jarrod Smith </h2> </center>
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit bank fraud.<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (11-10-2025 - RI)<h2> <center> Melissa Trinidad v. Ricahrd D'Ambra </h2> </center>
Providence, Rhode Island, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a negligence theory.<br> <br> On October 30, 1996, Melissa Trinidad, not yet three years old, was diagnosed with a blood lead level of 45 µg/dL.<br> <br> At the time, she lived in a dwelling owned by Defendant Richard D'Ambra (D'Ambra) located at 500 Branch Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island. (Compl. ¶ 4.) After an... More...
$448000 (10-27-2025 - RI)<h2> <center> State of Rhode Island v. John Doe </h2> </center>
Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted murder.<br> <br> John Doe is accused of stabbing a man multiple times in the neck at the Saint Elizabeth Apartments senior living complex.... More...
$0 (11-02-2025 - RI)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Matthew Pizarro </h1></center></h1>
Providence, Rhode criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing and Distributing Contraband Inside the Wyatt Detention Center. <br> <br> A Donald W. Wyatt Detention Center detainee who admitted to participating in a conspiracy with several other individuals, including a now former correctional officer, to possess and distribute contraband inside the facility was senten... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - RI)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Matthew Pizarro </h1></center></h1>
Providence, Rhode Island, Providence criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Contraband Inside the Wyatt Detention Center.<br> <br> A Donald W. Wyatt Detention Center detainee who admitted to participating in a conspiracy with several other individuals, including a now former correctional officer, to possess and distribute contraband inside the facility was sent... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - RI)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Matthew Pizarro </h1></center></h1>
Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count each of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, distribution of Suboxone, and possession of contraband by an inmate.<br> <br> A Donald W. Wyatt Detention Center detainee who admitted to participating in a conspiracy with several other individuals, including a now forme... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - RI)<h2> <center> State of Rhode Island v. Robert Perry
Providence, Rhode Island, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> <br> The Defendant, age 36, claimed self defense.... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - RI)<h2> <center> John Conti, et al. v. Citizens Bank, N.A. </h2> </center>
Providence, Rhode Island, consumer law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on banking law violations.<br> <br> Rhode Island General Laws<br> section 19-9-2(a) requires all banks operating within the state to<br> pay mortgage borrowers interest on the funds they deposit into<br> mortgage-escrow accounts. See R.I. Gen. Laws § 19-9-2(a). In<br> July 2021, John Conti, representing a putative... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - RI)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Manuel Yochuzga-Yopangue, a/k/a Manuel Yupangui </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Re-entering the United States </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Ecuadorian National Admits to Illegally Re-entering the United States</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b... More...
$0 (08-29-2025 - RI)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Troy L. Antley </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Possessing a Firearm </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Convicted Felon Admits to Illegally Possessing a Firearm</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><h2><br> <b... More...
$0 (08-20-2025 - RI)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jose Collado </h2> </center>
Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with high speed flight from immigration checkpoint.... More...
$0 (08-21-2025 - RI)<h2> <center> James Doe v. Rhode Island Interscholastic League, Inc. </h2> </center>
Providence, Rhode Island civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff on an Americans With Disabilities Act violation theory.... More...
$0 (08-21-2025 - RI)<h2> <center> Jeffry Cintron v. Paul Bibeault, et al. </h2> </center>
Providence, Rhode Island personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> In July 2019, Jerry Cintron overdosed on a fentanyl-laced pill while in Rhode Island Department of Corrections (RIDOC) custody. For his alleged role in acquiring, possessing, and consuming the pill, RIDOC sanctioned Cintron with 450 days in solitary confinement. While so... More...
$0 (08-21-2025 - RI)<h2> <center> State of Rhode Island v. Miguel Montero </h2> </center>
Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of first-degree child molestation sexual assault, viz., fellatio, in violation of G.L. 1956 §§ 11-37-8.1 and 11-37-8.2, and two counts of second-degree child molestation sexual assault, viz., penis to vagina, in violation of §§ 11-37-8.3 and 11-37-8.4.A... More...
$0 (08-19-2025 - RI)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Kelvin Roberto Feliz </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Reentering the United States </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Illegally Reentering the United States</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></... More...
$0 (08-13-2025 - RI)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Edward Antonio Reyes Calderon </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with resisting arrest of a federal officer </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Venezuelan National Sentenced for Resisting Arrest by Federal Officers</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br... More...
$0 (08-06-2025 - RI)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Jitender Behl, Mahr Ahmed </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Providence, Rhode Island, sta criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Importation and Distribution of Misbranded Drugs </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Two Charged in Investigation into Importation and Distribution of Misbranded Drugs</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></cente... More...
$0 (08-05-2025 - RI)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Darren Camacho </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participating in a mail theft ring </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Postal Employee Admits Role in Mail Theft Ring</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> A U.S. Postal Servi... More...
$0 (08-05-2025 - RI)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Hector Villa </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Cocaine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> South Kingstown Man Indicted for Trafficking Cocaine</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <center><br> <b><br> Sponsored By... More...
$0 (07-07-2025 - RI)<h2> <center> Lorna Orabona v. Santander Bank, N.A. </h2> </center>
Providence, Rhode Island employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on tort and breach of contract theories.<br> <br> Santander Bank, N.A. terminated Lorna Orabona's employment as a high-earning mortgage development officer for cause, notifying her that she had violated the company's Code of Conduct client privacy policy. In consequence, she was not eligible for severance benefits un... More...
$0 (06-20-2025 - RI)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Kelvin Roberto Feliz </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Illegally Reentering the United States </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Dominican National Indicted for Illegally Reentering the United States</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Dominican national convicted for d... More...
$0 (05-14-2025 - RI)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Adalberto Mauricio Romero </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Defrauding New Hampshire Automobile Dealership </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rhode Island Man Admits Role to Defraud New Hampshire Automobile Dealership</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Providence man admitte... More...
$0 (04-27-2025 - RI)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Miguel E. Pavao </h2> <center>
Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.<br> <br> During a lawful traffic stop on a public highway in Rhode Island, a local police officer smelled marijuana<br> emanating from the stopped vehicle. Based on the presence of marijuana and the driver's behavior, the officer concluded that he should call for backup and mount... More...
$0 (04-21-2025 - RI)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. Vaughn Watrous </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Bank Robbery </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Serial Bank Robber Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Rhode Island man who was previously incarcerated for robbing seven bank... More...
$0 (04-03-2025 - RI)<center><h1><center> United States of America v. John O’Brien </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Multi-State Home Repair Fraud Scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Irish National Charged in Multi-State Home Repair Fraud Scheme</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> An Irish national residing illegally in the United... More...
$0 (04-03-2025 - RI)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Walter Aceituno </h2> </center>
Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking.<br> <br> The United States appeals from the grant of the petition for a writ of error coram nobis of Walter Aceituno, a citizen of Guatemala. Aceituno's petition alleges that he is entitled to this "hen's-teeth rare" writ, United States v. George, 676 F.3d 249, 254 (1st Cir. 2012), because his... More...
$0 (04-01-2025 - RI)<center></center><h1><center> United States of America v. Radelle Hubbard </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank robbery </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Massachusetts Man Admits to Robbing a Rhode Island Bank</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Springfield, MA, man has admitted to a federal judge that he robbed a Smithf... More...
$0 (03-24-2025 - RI)<center></center><h1><center> United States of America v. Dennis Odoom </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Fraud Conspiracy Leader Sentenced</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Johnston man, identified in court documents as t... More...
$0 (03-25-2025 - RI)<center></center><h1><center> United States of America v. Jonathan Masa-Gonzalez </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Kilos of Cocaine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Rhode Island Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Kilos of Cocaine </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Rhode Island man was indicted for pr... More...
$0 (03-18-2025 - RI)<center></center><h1><center> United States of America v. Mi Ok Song Bruining </h1></center></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Scheme to Defraud Federal, State, and Private Health Care Insurers </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Addiction Treatment Center Supervisor Sentenced in Scheme to Defraud Federal, State, and Private Health Care Insurers </h2></center>... More...
$0 (03-05-2025 - RI)</center><h1><center> United States of America v. Yahaira Cristina Contreras </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Smuggle Contraband Inside the Wyatt Detention Center </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Providence Woman Sentenced in Conspiracy to Smuggle Contraband Inside the Wyatt Detention Center</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cent... More...
$0 (02-20-2025 - RI)</center><h1><center> United States of America v. Yahaira Cristina Contreras </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Smuggle Contraband Inside the Wyatt Detention Center </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Providence Woman Sentenced in Conspiracy to Smuggle Contraband Inside the Wyatt Detention Center </h2></center></b></b> </h2></ce... More...
$0 (02-20-2025 - RI)</center><h1><center> United States of America v. Carl Sharp </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Providence, Rhode Island criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Distributing Methamphetamine </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> Carl Sharp, 49, of Peoria, Arizona, who formerly resided in Rhode Island, pleaded guilty on October 15, 2024, to a charge of distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.<... More...
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