Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin and AAA Northeast were joined by law enforcement officials representing police departments from across the state, traffic safety officials, and drunk driving prevention organizations at a press conference today to raise awareness of the deadly consequences of...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Joseph Esposito (age 71), of Narragansett, waived indictment and pleaded guilty today before Superior Court Justice Luis M. Matos to one count of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver, two counts of delivery of a...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced today that Raymond Tempest (age 64) entered an Alford plea in the 1982 murder of Doreen Picard in Woonsocket. The plea was entered in Providence County Superior Court in a proceeding overseen by Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause.
In entering...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced today that a Providence County Superior Court jury found Dari Garcia (age 27), of Providence, guilty of the August 17, 2014 home invasion and murder of Richard Catalano.
The jury found Garcia guilty on all 14 counts including one count of murder,...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today joined a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of Rhode Island and 17 other states in English v. Mulvaney, a lawsuit challenging President Trump's decision to appoint Mick Mulvaney as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)....
Attorneys General Sue EPA for Failing to Designate Areas with Unhealthy Levels of Smog
The Clean Air Act's "Trigger" for Required Reductions in this Dangerous Air Pollution Attaining National Smog Standards Would Prevent up to 660 Premature Deaths, 230,000 Asthma Attacks in Kids
December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month
Campaign Urges Motorists to Take Pledge to Never Drive Impaired
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin and AAA Northeast today launched a holiday campaign to bring awareness to impaired driving as part of National Impaired...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Eric Mensah (age 38), of Pawtucket, was sentenced on Friday, November 24, 2017, to a total of 35 years, with 25 years to serve and the remainder suspended with probation for multiple counts of first and second degree child molestation. In addition,
Joining a bipartisan coalition of 11 attorneys general, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today expressed his strong opposition to the National Park Service's (NPS) proposal to dramatically increase entrance fees at 17 national parks. Under the proposal, the per vehicle entrance fee during the...
The Office of Attorney General filed a complaint in Rhode Island Superior Court citing the Town of North Kingstown for a reckless and/or willing and knowing violation of the Access to Public Records Act (APRA) when the Town failed to respond in a timely manner in accordance with APRA to a March 15,
