Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Derek O'Connor (age 49), of Providence, pleaded nolo contendere yesterday before Superior Court Justice Kristin E. Rodgers to one count of obtaining money under false pretenses and one count of fraudulent access to a computer for collecting more...
Attorneys General File Brief in G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board, Which Will Be Heard by Fourth Circuit
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin joined a coalition of 18 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit today, in...
Today, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in calling for the immediate appointment of an independent special counsel to investigate Russian interference in the presidential election.
The letter, sent to the U.S. Department of Justice's Deputy...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin joined attorneys general from 36 states and the District of Columbia in urging the U.S. government to change its policy giving Medicaid Fraud and Control Units (MFCU) greater authority to investigate and prosecute Medicaid abuse and neglect cases, specifically...
On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear legislation (S0401) filed at the request of Attorney General Kilmartin that would criminalize revenge porn and sextortion. The Senate unanimously passed identical legislation last year. Companion legislation in the House (H5304) passed the...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Jamal Rogers (age 24), of Woonsocket, was sentenced today for the 2012 sexual assault of a then 15-year old girl. Rogers was sentenced to a total of 30 years, with 15 years to serve followed by 15 years suspended with probation. In addition,...
To mark Rhode Island's Independence Day, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin issued the following statement:
On May 4, 1776, the General Assembly of the Colony of Rhode Island declared independence from Great Britain. This declaration was in the same rebellious spirit in which Roger Williams...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Raymond Hugh (age 50), of Cranston, RI, pleaded nolo contendere today to one count of bribery of a public official before Superior Court Justice Susan E. McGuirl. Under the terms of the plea, Hugh was sentenced to three years with one year to...
Determined to continue rigorous enforcement of environmental laws in their respective states, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin joined a coalition of 14 attorneys general in signing a letter to President Trump, strongly urging him to reconfirm the United States' commitment to the Paris Agreement.
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that George Tabora (age 54), of East Greenwich, RI, was sentenced today by Superior Court Justice Brian P. Stern to 25 years with 15 years to serve and the remainder suspended with probation for the second-degree molestation of a young boy.
