Rhode IslandPosts Tagged “Rhode Island”3 postsPodcast EpisodeMarch 17, 2026Rhode Island VA Worker Sentenced for $250K Stolen Valor FraudSarah Jane Cavanaugh, a 32-year-old employee at the Rhode Island Veterans Affairs Medical Center, was sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison for an elaborate fraud scheme in which she falsely claimed to be a combat-wounded Marine veteran and stole over $250,000 from charities serving wounded warriors.Deep CoverPushkin IndustriesSarah Cavanaugh+8CaseJune 6, 2025Unable to Publish: Insufficient English-Language SourcesA request to cover the Von Bülow-sagen (a Danish aristocratic case involving a prolonged coma and controversial acquittal on appeal) could not be completed due to lack of verified English-language reporting on the case.FamilicideHeirWealth+30CaseJune 6, 2025The $1.5 Million Heist That Stumped AmericaOn August 14, 1962, robbers dressed as police officers stopped a U.S. Postal Service armored truck on Route 3 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and made off with $1.5 million in cash. Six decades later, the money remains missing and no one has ever been convicted.RobberyBank robberyUnsolved case+34
