Zachary A. Cunha recommended to be next US Attorney for R.I.
He is currently serving as chief of the civil division for the US Attorneyâs office in Rhode Island
By Edward Fitzpatrick Globe Staff,Updated May 11, 2021, 1:54 p.m.
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Assistant US Attorney Zachary Cunha, who is being recommended as the next US Attorney for Rhode Island.Handout
PROVIDENCE â US Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse on Tuesday said they are urging President Joe Biden to nominate Assistant US Attorney Zachary A. Cunha as the next US Attorney for Rhode Island.
Aaron L. Weisman, who had been appointed US Attorney by former President Donald J. Trump, resigned in February, and the position is now being filled by Acting United States Attorney Richard B. Myrus.
The Office of the U.S Attorney for RI announced the charges on Thursday.
The U.S. Attorney s Office for Rhode Island announced Thursday that four men from the Atlanta, Georgia area were charged in federal court in Providence for allegedly operating a long-running scheme in which homeless and transient individuals from the Providence area were recruited to cash counterfeit business checks in exchange for a cash payment.
About Scheme
It is alleged in court documents that homeless individuals enlisted by the Georgia men were driven to financial institutions in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, and elsewhere, provided bogus business checks made out to them, and were instructed to cash the checks using their Rhode Island ID card or driver’s license for identification. The individuals were told to return to the vehicle with the cash and in return were paid between $100 and $200.