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RI secures $3.8M in federal funding to tackle housing crisis

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Sarah Doiron and Jake Holter 7 mins ago PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island is set to receive a more than $3.8 million federal grant to address the state’s housing crisis. The money was earmarked through the Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing) program, which aims to identify and remove affordable housing barriers, … Read more

Providence businesswoman arraigned in Federal Court in alleged $10 million fraud schemes targeting seniors and others

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A Warwick woman was arraigned in federal court after allegedly bilking $10 million from her victims through a series of fake lottery and investment schemes. Meagan Shine, 47, is facing four counts of mail fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud. She allegedly duped the elderly and other vulnerable people into sending … Read more