The original suit accused Sotheby’s of handing out tax-exemption documents called resale certificates to help top clients avoid paying taxes on art purchases made between 2010 and 2020.

A resale certificate exempts a purchaser from paying 8.875% New York City and state sales tax. Prosecutors alleged that Sotheby’s accepted the certificates even when its employees knew the art w ...

Thursday's settlement resolves claims that Sotheby's let at least eight clients cheat New York state from 2010 to 2020 by using "resale certificates" that falsely portrayed them as art dealers ...

The government said on Thursday that Sotheby’s had helped at least eight collectors from 2010 to 2020 by knowingly accepting fraudulent resale certificates from buyers, which allowed them to ...

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WEST GREENWICH, R.I. (WJAR) — Construction work is starting for a new Rhode Island State Police facility on New London Turnpike. The nearly $41.5 million dollar Southern Public Safety Complex ...

Rhode Island state tax is high where property taxes are concerned. The higher-than-average tax rate and home values (compared to other states) can drive up tax bills. However, the sales tax rate ...

A questionable school contract handed out by Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee’s team in 2021 will not lead to criminal charges. But Attorney General Peter Neronha, in a report released by his office ...

KINGSTON, R.I. -- — Malik Grant rushed for three second-half touchdowns and Wesley Neal Jr. blocked a field-goal attempt on the game's final play as Rhode Island rallied to beat Albany 20-17 on ...

An 18-year-old man was arrested in connection with a fatal shooting of a 14-year-old girl in Central Falls, Rhode Island, on Thursday, police say. At 8:55 a.m. that day, Central Falls police ...

In addition to voting in the presidential contest between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris, voters in Rhode Island will cast ballots for the state’s two congressional districts.