Amanda Milkovits

The men are believed to have collected $230k from victims in "grandparent scams" across the country.

“The victims are smart. They are educated. They are kind. They are not foolish women. They were conned,” said Assistant United States Attorney Denise M. Barton

The Narragansett man and a local gold dealer team up in ruse that led to arrest of Canadian man now accused of money laundering and fraud.

Two Rhode Island men are accused of being high-ranking members of an organized crime ring that made $12.3 million through the wholesale of stolen health and beauty products.

More than 80 children in the care of Rhode Island DCYF are being sent to dozens of out-of-state residential treatment facilities — including some accused of abuse, neglect, and dysfunction

The North American Trading Group Inc. placed the winning bid for the foreclosed beachfront property. It’s unknown whether Mota placed a bid.

City claims committee taking up tentative settlement in eviction case against Skyline at Waterplace

“We just found out, no rumors, no nothing. Just bang, a letter in the mail,” said Donna Truppi, whose grandchild lived at the residential treatment facility for 14 months and still attends the school there

“Sadly and too often, they have been forgotten or shipped out of state to be someone else’s problem,” said Exeter State Representative Julie Casimiro. “I am beyond grateful today because that will no longer be the case here in Rhode Island.”

The girl’s mother wants to know what happened, demanding accountability from the state Department of Children, Youth, and Families, which placed her daughter in the home run by the North American Family Institute.