Tag: Providence
Felipe Almonte Polanco, SNAP Fraud, Rhode Island 2021
⏱ 2 min read Felipe Almonte Polanco, a 57-year-old Providence, Rhode Island, man, allegedly used stolen identities to fraudulently obtain Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Between October 2021 and April 2026, Polanco submitted fake applications in the names of multiple victims, including a deceased individual, and used the benefits cards to make transactions at…
Pedro Marquez Benetiz, Re-entry After Deportation, Rhode Island 2020
⏱ 2 min read A 56-year-old Honduran national, Pedro Marquez Benetiz, is going back to Honduras – at least for now. He slipped back into the US, violating a deportation order from January 2020. Benetiz was busted in June 2025 by law enforcement on a charge of simple assault. ICE caught wind of his presence…
Nelson Reyes Luciano, Cocaine and Fentanyl Trafficking, Rhode Island 2022
⏱ 2 min read A Dominican national and Rhode Island resident, Nelson Reyes Luciano, 41, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for shipping 10 parcels of cocaine and fentanyl to Rhode Island using mail carriers, authorities revealed. Between February 2022 and March 2022, Luciano, a California resident, sent cocaine and fentanyl worth over…
Juan Carlos Ramirez, Fentanyl Trafficking, California 2022
⏱ 2 min read A brazen fentanyl trafficking ring, run by a Providence man and his Mexican supplier, peddled death in the Ocean State. Willys Enrique Santana Ramirez, aka Juan Adorno, 48, admitted to conspiring with his brother-in-law to distribute over 40 grams of the deadly opioid. In exchange for $45,000, Santana Ramirez arranged the…
Jesus Matos Perez, Identity Theft Scheme, Rhode Island 2025
⏱ 2 min read A brazen thief used stolen identities to swindle $75,000 in Medicaid, SNAP, and unemployment benefits over a decade, authorities say. Jesus Matos Perez, a 52-year-old Dominican national, pleaded guilty to the scheme, which spanned 10 years, in federal court in Providence. Matos Perez was taken into custody on October 1, 2025,…
Kelvin Luperon De Jesus, Attempted Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, Rhode Island 2025
⏱ 2 min read Kelvin Luperon De Jesus, a 32-year-old Providence man, attempted to obtain a package shipped from California containing approximately one kilogram of fentanyl on October 14, 2025. The package was flagged as suspicious, and DEA agents tested the contents, leading to Luperon De Jesus’ arrest two days later. The defendant is charged…
