Today, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin urged credit reporting agencies Experian and TransUnion to stop charging fees to consumers who want to put in place credit freezes on their accounts in light of the massive data breach at the consumer reporting agency Equifax.
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Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin, part of a coalition of 14 state Attorneys General, recently filed a notice of intent to sue the Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to meet the Clean Air Act's statutory deadline for designating areas of the country impacted by unhealthy...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Araya Brinkley (age 54), of Providence, pleaded guilty today before Superior Court Justice Netti C. Vogel to the May 23, 2015 stabbing death of 41-year-old Troy Henderson of Providence. Brinkley changed his plea to guilty as the trial was set to...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Marco Hernandez (age 23), of Providence, was sentenced today by Superior Court Justice Daniel A. Procaccini to life for the June 25, 2014 murder of 42-year-old Agustin Jaiman. Hernandez pleaded nolo contendere in July 17, 2017 to second degree...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin issued the following statement in response to the mass shooting in Las Vegas last evening:
"Our hearts go out to the families and friends of the hundreds of people that were killed or injured in the tragic events that unfolded last evening in Las Vegas. We...
Today, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin, with a bipartisan coalition of 39 Attorneys General and the National Association of Attorneys General, called on Congress to pass legislation that changes federal law to make treatment for drug addiction more affordable and accessible for Americans who...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that he has signed an agreement with Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the manufacturer of naloxone, where the drug manufacturer has agreed to continue to provide a $6 rebate for each Amphastar naloxone syringe purchased by non-federal government...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Eric Menash (age 38), of Pawtucket, was found guilty by a Providence County Superior Court jury of two counts of first degree child molestation and two counts of second degree child molestation. The jury returned the verdict in less than two...
In response to steps taken by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to rollback critical protections for student loan borrowers, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin sent a letter to DeVos requesting she standby agreements with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on the issue of...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general seeks documents and information from manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioids as part of multistate investigations into the nationwide opioid epidemic. This information will enable the...
