(Providence, RI)--A group was indicted in federal court in Providence on Monday for an alleged theft plot in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire.The U.S. Justice Department says nine people participated in schemes to steal and sell about seven-hundred-thousand-dollars' worth of excavators, sport boats, jet skis, ATVs and trailers from businesses.South Kingstown and Tiverton were the Rhode Island locations that were hit, and the DOJ says many of the stolen items were stored throughout the Ocean State.The alleged ringleader was identified as Jose Montes of Cranston.
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