Yes. The FBI, Homeland Security Investigations, and the Secret Service all investigate computer offenses that touch Rhode Island. Any conduct that crosses state lines, reaches a "protected computer" under 18 U.S.C. § 1030, targets a financial institution, or involves interstate wire transfers can be charged in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Federal cases follow the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and the federal Sentencing Guidelines, not Rhode Island state practice. Penalties are often harsher, discovery rules are different, and plea leverage is different. State charges sometimes run in parallel. If federal agents have contacted you, do not answer questions, do not consent to a search, and call a Rhode Island computer crimes lawyer with federal experience immediately. The worst thing you can do is talk your way into a federal indictment that could have been prevented.