PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Board of Elections released a statement on its decision to investigate allegedly fraudulent signatures collected by Sabina Matos' Congressional District 1 campaign. The board said that it made two decisions at its July…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Board of Elections voted to conduct an electoral investigation into the allegedly fraudulent signatures collected by Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos' campaign for the Congressional District…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has announced announced today that a Providence woman has been charged in Providence County Superior Court with knowingly falsifying and submitting nomination papers. On May 29, 52-year-old Holly McLaren was charged…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- At a campaign event on Saturday, Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos maintained that she had collected "more than enough" signatures to be on the ballot for the 1st Congressional District special election. "I've been saying since the…
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Board of Elections met on Tuesday to reveal the results of its review of nomination signatures submitted by the Matos Congressional campaign. The Board of Elections voted 4-2 to have a further review…
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Board of Elections will present results from their review of nomination signatures submitted for the Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos campaign at their meeting next week. The board announced Thursday that its review of…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Board of Elections voted Tuesday to launch its own investigation into the possibility that Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos gathered fraudulent signatures in her effort to get on the ballot for Congress. The board's first…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Board of Elections will meet Tuesday afternoon with a recurring topic back on the agenda. Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos is under investigation by the attorney general's office and state police -- and now…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Board of Elections voted five to one on Friday afternoon to approve a deeper investigation into the congressional campaign of Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos concerning…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Attorney General's Office is leading the investigation regarding reported discrepancies in Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos' ballot signatures. On Tuesday, Jamestown Board of Canvassers raised concerns over the validity of signatures submitted for a candidate…
NEWPORT, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Newport Canvassing Authority voted Wednesday to refer a number of signatures related to the Rhode Island 1st Congressional District race to police for investigation. The vote comes days after Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos' campaign submitted…
PROVIDENCE, RI. (WLNE) -- A fellow 1st Congressional District candidate is now calling for a full investigation into Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos' campaign signatures. "Our democracy is sacred," Gabe Amo said Wednesday in a statement. "It is disheartening to think…
JAMESTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) -- After the Jamestown Board of Canvassers raised concerns over the validity of signatures submitted for a candidate in the Congress District 1 special election, Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos' campaign confirmed they were the source of the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A Providence woman has been charged in Providence Superior Court with knowingly falsifying and submitting nomination papers during the 2023 First Congressional District Special Election. Holly McClaren, 52, was indicted with two counts of falsely certifying…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos released a statement following charges brought against a Providence woman who allegedly falsified nomination signatures while working for for Matos' congressional campaign. Matos said that the falsification was a "serious crime" against…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A campaign worker for Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos was charged with falsifying nomination papers in the official's failed run for U.S. Congress last year. A spokesperson for the Office of the Attorney General said 43-year-old Christopher…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- ABC 6 News spoke with Democratic candidate for the 1st Congressional District special election, Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos on Tuesday. Acting Lt. Gov. for the state of…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Aaron Regunberg's campaign has responded to the FEC complaint filed by Sabina Matos' campaign that accuses them of coordinating with a Super PAC. Matos' complaint alleges that Regunberg has been illegally coordinating with Progress Rhode Island,…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Sabina Matos' campaign for the 1st Congressional District seat has filed a formal complaint with the Federal Elections Commission against a Super PAC funded by Aaron Regunberg's family. Campaign Manager Brexton Isaacs said that Progress Rhode…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- In the wake of Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos' congressional campaign signature scandal, Secretary of State Gregg Amore is proposing a bill that would require the Board of Elections to review nomination papers if local election officials…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Two formal challenges have been filed with Secretary of State Gregg Amore against Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos' congressional campaign after major discrepancies were reported in signatures gathered by the campaign.…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The campaign for Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos has issued a lengthy statement about the signature concerns tied to her congressional campaign. In the statement issued by Matos' campaign manager Brexton Isaacs, he said the campaign is…
JAMESTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) -- While Jamestown police kickstart their investigation into reported discrepancies in Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos' submitted signatures, one political expert said this situation "has the potential to be…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A Providence woman has been sentenced in Providence Superior Court with knowingly falsifying and submitting nomination papers during the 2023 First Congressional…
