|
|
« Ex-House leader to face corruption charge today | Today | Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Albert Arnold Gore Jr. » October 12, 2007Unregistered sex offender set for arraignment todayThe first person in Rhode Island to be charged under a 2006 federal law for failing to register as a sex offender with local police when he moved to here from another state is scheduled to be arraigned in U.S. District Court today. Michael DiTomasso, 24, failed to register after moving to Woonsocket from Milford, Mass. in March according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. The charge was brought under a section of the Adam Walsh Child Protection Act known as the Sex offender Registration and Notification Act. It requires sex offenders who move from one state to another to register their new address. DiTomasso is scheduled for an 11:30 a.m. arraignment with Judge Lincoln D. Almond. U.S. Marshals arrested DiTomasso in Milford, Mass., on Oct. 4. According to an affidavit, DiTomasso registered as a sex offender in 1997 with an address in Milford, as required by Massachusetts law. In March 2007, eight months after passage of the Adam Walsh Child Protection Act, DiTomasso moved to a Woonsocket apartment but failed to register with Woonsocket police or notify the Milford police of his new address. On March 27, a Woonsocket police officer found DiTomasso at his new address and told him that he should register with the Woonsocket police within a week. On April 4, after DiTomasso had not registered, the Woonsocket police arrested him. The Milford police charged him with failing to update his registration. The U.S. Marshal’s Office in Providence investigated, resulting in the Oct. 4 complaint and the indictment returned yesterday. If convicted, DiTomasso faces up to 10 years in federal prison and a $250,000 fine. DiTomasso has been in federal custody since his arrest last week. Posted by Brandie Jefferson CommentsPost a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
|
ADVERTISING |
|
|
|
|
| Su | Mo | Tu | We | Th | Fr | Sa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
ProJo 9 to 5 News Blog
Oct 2005 - March 2006