Rhode Island
Providence man sentence for scamming Rhode Island and Massachusetts seniors | ABC6
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — A Providence man, who officials said had a key role in the “grandparent scheme” that victimized dozens of senior citizens, was sentenced to federal prison Thursday.
United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha announced that 39-year-old Vidal Roquez was sentenced to one year and one day of incarceration; three years of supervised release; sixty hours of community service by meeting with senior citizen organizations and groups, during which he is to describe his and his co-conspirators criminal conduct and to discuss ways seniors can protect themselves from being victimized; and to pay a total of $130,300 in restitution to his victims.
Officials said he visited the homes of grandparent scam victims in Rhode Island and Massachusetts to collect cash from them after they had been convinced that a relative had been arrested and that the money was urgently needed for bail.
During the investigation, officials identified thirteen seniors that were victimized by Roquez.
He pleaded on December 14m 2023 to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
Officials are urging Rhode Island residents to call 1-877-FTC-HELP or go to ftc.gov/complaint if they feel like they are a victim of elder fraud.
Rhode Island
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Rhode Island
As Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut dig out of major snowstorm, light snow continues with abnormally cold temps ahead with new potential storm looming
Southern New England hasn’t even finished digging out of over a foot of snow that dropped Sunday into Monday without talks of a significant storm possible in the coming days.
According to the National Weather Service, periods of light to moderate snow continue behind
low pressure as it pulls offshore Monday.
The surface low is well into the north Atlantic by noon today and the expected dry slot has moved overhead shutting off efficient snow making. So, while lingering wrap around moisture will continue to produce light snow across the region today, lack of moisture and the strong forcing that we saw on Sunday will mean much less in the way of additional snowfall today. Overall, expecting 1-2 inches in inland Southern New England with 2-5 inches more likely as you get closer to the extreme eastern and northeastern MA coastline. This is where NE wind
trajectory off the water together with convergence ahead of a front late in the day will lead to a pickup in snow coverage by the afternoon/evening.
After Monday, abnormally cold and mostly dry air enters with yet another storm possible off the coast next weekend.
Quiet weather then follows our active start to the week as dry, abnormally cold NW flow lingers overhead most of the week. Temperatures remain well below normal each day. Normal
highs/lows for late January are in the mid 30s and low 20s respectively; we are forecasting highs in the teens and 20s with lows in the single digits thanks to an anomalously cold airmass
overhead. A few shortwaves rounding the broader trough could bring some flurries off and on but on the whole, things look dry. The National Weather Service continues to monitor a potential storm off the coast toward next weekend. Can we make it 3 Sunday coastal storms in a row? We`ll see!
Rhode Island
Dayton hosts Rhode Island after Tripp’s 23-point outing
Rhode Island Rams (12-8, 3-4 A-10) at Dayton Flyers (14-6, 5-2 A-10)
Dayton, Ohio; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Rhode Island plays Dayton after Jahmere Tripp scored 23 points in Rhode Island’s 74-65 win against the George Mason Patriots.
The Flyers have gone 10-1 at home. Dayton is fifth in the A-10 in team defense, giving up 68.7 points while holding opponents to 42.7% shooting.
The Rams have gone 3-4 against A-10 opponents. Rhode Island averages 72.2 points while outscoring opponents by 5.3 points per game.
Dayton is shooting 44.9% from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points higher than the 43.4% Rhode Island allows to opponents. Rhode Island has shot at a 45.6% clip from the field this season, 2.9 percentage points higher than the 42.7% shooting opponents of Dayton have averaged.
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams in conference play.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jordan Derkack is averaging 8.1 points and 3.1 assists for the Flyers. Javon Bennett is averaging 16.9 points and 3.4 rebounds while shooting 34.0% over the last 10 games.
Jonah Hinton is scoring 14.1 points per game with 3.3 rebounds and 2.1 assists for the Rams. Tyler Cochran is averaging 11.9 points and 4.3 rebounds while shooting 41.7% over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 7-3, averaging 74.1 points, 31.1 rebounds, 13.8 assists, 9.6 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.4 points per game.
Rams: 5-5, averaging 67.8 points, 29.1 rebounds, 10.2 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.1 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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