The family of a 91-year-old woman who died a week and a half after falling on a train station platform sued Amtrak on Wednesday, saying she was knocked to the ground by the force of a passing Acela Express train. …
The only defendant waiting to learn his punishment for his role in a $40,000 home insurance fraud case in Rhode Island wants his sentencing delayed. Vincent DiPaolo says in court papers filed Tuesday that he wants his sentencing date pushed …
United Property and Casualty Insurance Company (UPC), a homeowners insurer, has been approved by the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation to write property and casualty insurance in the state as an admitted carrier. UPC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of …
An ex-insurance adjuster is 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 say Vincent DiPaolo of Johnston will plead guilty to conspiracy and …
A fire at a vacant Providence duplex is being investigated as a probable arson. Deputy Assistant Chief Paul Thomas tells the Providence Journal that it appears some neighborhood children got into the building and started the fire, which was reported …
A Pawtucket man is being held without bail on charges he set fires five times at the homes of his ex-girlfriend, her relatives and her new boyfriend in Central Falls and Providence. State prosecutors said 20-year-old Franci Vilorio appeared in …
Woonsocket 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 reports that the costs include $38,660 in overtime, primarily for the Fire Department, as …
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 Thursday in federal court in Providence. She’s scheduled …
Former Charlestown parks and recreation director Lisa DiBello has announced plans to sue the town over her firing last year. DiBello, who filed a discrimination claim with the Commission for Human Rights in March, alleges that her termination was retaliation …
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 prosecutors say Lori Sergiacomi – known on …