William Ferland has been prosecuting mob cases for 25 years on the state and local level in Rhode Island, but he hopes he’s seen the last of the sort of Mafia murder trial that ended in a conviction in Boston last month.

Ferland was on the prosecution team that convicted Francis P. “Cadillac Frank” Salemme and Paul Weadick in the death of Providence native Steven DiSarro in June.

William Ferland has been prosecuting mob cases for 25 years on the state and local level in Rhode Island, but he hopes he&rsquo;s seen the last of the sort of Mafia murder trial that ended in a conviction in Boston last month.
Ferland was on the prosecution team that convicted Francis P. &ldquo;Cadillac Frank&rdquo; Salemme and Paul Weadick in the death of Providence native Steven DiSarro in June.

A collection of interviews,  press conferences and news actualities from the Newsroom of the Providence Journal, Providence, Rhode Island.

News interviews and actualities from  The Providence Journal

From the Newsroom: The Providence Journal

A collection of interviews,  press conferences and news actualities from the Newsroom of the Providence Journal.

Q&A: William Ferland has been prosecuting mob cases for 25 years

Activists want rent control in Providence this year. Will City Council move to pass it? The Providence Journal's Amy Russo reports on a recent rally in front of City Hall.

Activists want rent control in Providence this year. Will City Council move to pass it? The Providence Journal's Amy Russo reports on a recent rally in front of City Hall.

The Push for Rent Control in Providence

Drivers killed three pedestrians on North Main Street over the past year. Now, members of a new city task force are trying to figure out why the thoroughfare is so hazardous, and what can be done to make it safer. Journal staff writer Amy Russo reports.

Drivers killed three pedestrians on North Main Street over the past year. Now, members of a new city task force are trying to figure out why the thoroughfare is so hazardous, and what can be done to make it safer. Journal staff writer Amy Russo reports.

What's Causing Pedestrian Deaths on North Main Street?

His father, a farmer, lost 200 acres to the reservoir project in the 1960s, and when Breene wanted to buy his own dairy farm later, he ended up having to buy land outside the management area. “I’d rather be down on Big River.” 

“I always felt bad, because some people had some beautiful places and figured they had to get right out because the reservoir was supposed to be built in the early '70s. Some of the people who were older could have just stayed there, the way it all turned out, and finished out their lives where they were happy.” 

His father, a farmer, lost 200 acres to the reservoir project in the 1960s, and when Breene wanted to buy his own dairy farm later, he ended up having to buy land outside the management area. “I’d rather be down on Big River.” 
“I always felt bad, because some people had some beautiful places and figured they had to get right out because the reservoir was supposed to be built in the early '70s. Some of the people who were older could have just stayed there, the way it all turned out, and finished out their lives where they were happy.”

Q&A: William Ferland has been prosecuting mob cases for 25 years

In 1 playlist(s)

From the Newsroom: The Providence Journal

Social links

Follow podcast

Recent clips