Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that today a Providence County Superior Court Jury found Jonathan Phillips (age 35), of Hampton Bays, NY, guilty on 10 counts of first degree child molestation, four counts of second degree child molestation, and one count of second degree child abuse.
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today joined a coalition of 17 states and the District of Columbia in suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to preserve the greenhouse gas emission standards currently in place for model year 2022-2025 vehicles. The standards save drivers money at...
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin recently participated in a mission to Puerto Rico as part of an ongoing initiative of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) to provide aid from the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office to assist the Puerto Rico Department of Justice...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today filed a petition for a writ of quo warranto with the Rhode Island Supreme Court seeking a ruling from the Court regarding the length of term for the current-serving members of the East Providence City Council and East Providence School Committee.
On...
A bi-partisan coalition of 20 state attorneys general, including Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin, submitted a letter today urging Congress to oppose the Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2018, which would strip away protections against debt collection attorneys who...
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin and Special Assistant Attorney General Diane Daigle, chief of the Elder Abuse Unit for the Rhode Island Office of Attorney General, were featured speakers in two national training seminars on the topics of finding justice for elders and preventing...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Dari Garcia (age 28), of Providence, was sentenced today by Superior Court Justice Netti C. Vogel to two consecutive life sentences, with 125 years to serve consecutive to that, for his role in the August 17, 2014 home invasion and murder of...
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin, joined by 15 attorneys general, today filed a motion to intervene in Texas et al. v. United States et al., a lawsuit filed in federal district court in Texas which seeks to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
The Texas lawsuit imperils...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that today Jorge Depina (age 37), of Pawtucket, was found guilty by a Providence County Superior Court jury of one count of second degree murder for killing his 10-year-old daughter Aleida Depina on July 3, 2013. The jury returned the guilty verdict...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin, part of a coalition of 15 Attorneys General and the City of Chicago, today filed another lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for once again shirking its legal duty under the Clean Air Act to control certain pollutants. Specifically, the...
