U.S. Sens. Reed, Whitehouse recommend civil chief as next U.S. Attorney
PROVIDENCE U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse recommended Tuesday that the chief of the civil division of the U.S. Attorney’s office be named as Rhode Island’s top federal law enforcement officer.
The senators announced their recommendation to President Joe Biden that Assistant U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha be nominated as the next U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island.
“Zachary Cunha is an experienced prosecutor with an exemplary record of service in the U.S. Attorney’s office. He is an outstanding candidate to take on this new role and has solid relationships with the law enforcement, legal, and local communities. He has a record of holding the powerful accountable and recognizing the power and responsibility of the U.S. Attorney’s office. We are confident Mr. Cunha will be an exceptional U.S. Attorney who will faithfully enforce the law and serve and protect the people of Rhode Island,
Senators nominate longtime prosecutor to be next US attorney
May 11, 2021 GMT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) Rhode Island’s two U.S. senators have recommended to President Joe Biden that Zachary Cunha be named the next U.S. attorney for the state.
Cunha is currently chief of the civil division for the office.
“Zachary Cunha is an experienced prosecutor with an exemplary record of service in the U.S. Attorney’s office,” Democratic Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse said in a statement Tuesday. “He is an outstanding candidate to take on this new role and has solid relationships with the law enforcement, legal, and local communities. He has a record of holding the powerful accountable and recognizing the power and responsibility of the U.S. Attorney’s office.”
U.S. attorney for Rhode Island announces resignation
February 26, 2021 GMT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) The U.S. attorney for Rhode Island, the top federal law enforcement official in the state, announced Friday that he is stepping down effective Sunday.
Aaron Weisman in a statement said he submitted a letter of resignation to President Joe Biden on Thursday.
It’s not unusual for U.S. attorneys to be replaced when a new president takes office, and the Biden administration earlier this month asked U.S. attorneys appointed by President Donald Trump to resign.
Weisman was nominated by Trump in October 2018, with the support of Rhode Island’s Democratic U.S. senators, and sworn in in January 2019.
PROVIDENCE - What’s the most popular book in Rhode Island right now?
Not just here, but across the nation, people are queuing up for the spoils of the Democrats 2020 presidential victory. In Rhode Island, they include high-level jobs as a U.S. attorney and U.S. marshal, and a $109,366-to-$142,180 a year post heading the U.S. Department of Agriculture s farm services office, in Warwick, which connects local farmers to federal farm aid.
There are more than 9,000 other state, regional and national jobs listed in the “Plum Book.″
On Thursday, Rhode Island s two U.S. Senators - Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse - announced the process they will use to arrive at their recommendations.
1/25/2021
Former Woonsocket trucking company owner sentenced for falsifying records
WOONSOCKET – The one-time owner of a Woonsocket trucking company has been sentenced to three years probation, six months of home incarceration and 50 hours of community service for falsifying records so his drivers could work beyond the limit of hours allowed by federal law.
Damir Sasic, 30, of Woonsocket, pled guilty on Oct. 28 to conspiracy to falsify records. He was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge Mary S. McElroy.
According to a court press release, Sasic was the owner of the now-defunct Sisic Transport Service LLC. During his time as head of the company, he altered the data in electronic logbooks to conceal the number of hours his drivers were behind the wheel and exceed the number of on-duty hours allowed between off-duty periods under federal law. U.S. Attorney Aaron Weisman s office said the tampering happened on thousands of occasions and was a regular occurrence.