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April 14, 2006

E. Providence businessman pleads guilty to perjury

PROVIDENCE -- An East Providence businessman faces up to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to perjury today in U.S. District Court, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Douglas W. Cox, 44, admitted that he testified falsely during a bankruptcy deposition about the ownership of five vending machines, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

Cox, who had a limousine business in East Providence and filed for bankruptcy in 2003, admitted today that he purchased the machines in January 2003 and still owned them when the deposition was taken in March 2004.

Cox, who pleaded guilty to one count of perjury, is free on bond pending sentencing, which is scheduled for Sept. 22. In addition to a potential prison sentence, he faces a possible fine of up to $250,000.

Posted by Jack Perry  at 3:13 PM | Permalink

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