Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced that Trenton Keith (age 21) of Pawtucket, was sentenced to a total of 17 years with 10 years to serve and the remainder suspended non-paroleable by Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause.
Keith pleaded guilty in December 2015 to two counts of...
Advocating for patients, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin has filed legislation that would expand health insurance coverage to include off-label use of prescription medications for the treatment of disabling or life-threatening chronic diseases.
The legislation (H7512/S2499) is scheduled to...
After a ten-month criminal investigation into drug trafficking activities in and around the Veterans Memorial housing complex in Woonsocket, the Woonsocket Police, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the RI DEA Drug Task Force, and Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced the...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Lorenzo Hicks-Hinson (age 28), with a last known address of 419 Diamond Hill Road, Woonsocket, was sentenced today by Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause to 15 years to serve, followed by 20 years suspended with probation which is non parolable,
The House Committee on Judiciary is scheduled today and tomorrow to hear testimony on three pieces of legislation filed at the request of Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin that would provide much-needed updates to the state's Internet safety laws in response to the explosive growth of new...
Recognizing that trafficking of individuals for the commercial sex trade as a sex offense, legislation filed at the request of Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin would make anyone convicted of sex trafficking trafficking be subject to the State's sex offender registration and community...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Markus Acevedo, age 22, with a last known address of 187 Lenox Avenue, Providence, who was found guilty in December of two counts of first degree child molestation, was sentenced by Superior Court Justice Daniel A. Procaccini on Friday to 20 years...
As we head into the height of tax season, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin is reminding consumers to be aware of the signs of the pervasive "IRS scam," which continues to target law abiding citizens in Rhode Island and across the nation. Attorney General Kilmartin noted that his office has...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that today Superior Court Justice Brian P. Stern sentenced Jose Colon (age 42), formerly of Central Falls, to 50 years with 35 years to serve and the remainder suspended with probation for first degree child molestation. In addition, Justice Stern...
AG calls on Senate Committee to pass bill repealing amendment allowing debt-collection robocalls
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin is urging the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to pass the ''Help Americans Never Get Unwanted Phone calls Act of 2015'' or ''...
