On the heels of announcing three open government settlements in the past two weeks, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced that the Office had reached settlements with the Albion Fire District for violations of the Open Meetings Act (OMA) and the City of Woonsocket for a violation of...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced that Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause sentenced Robert Winston (age 18), with a last known address of 12th Street, Providence, to 30 years with 26 to serve and the remainder suspended with probation for his role in the February 4, 2014...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Brian J. Betances (age 31), with a last known address of 58 Cleveland Street, Central Falls, pled nolo contendere today before Providence Superior Court Special Magistrate Patrick T. Burke to one count of obtaining money under false pretenses for...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced that the Office of Attorney General has entered into separate agreements with the Nasonville Fire District and the Department of Business Regulation (DBR) to settle claims each had violated the Access to Public Records Act (APRA) for failing to...
With February being National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month – and Valentine's Day around the corner – Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin is reminding teens that everyone deserves a safe and healthy relationship.
"Statistics show that one in three teens and young adults will...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Jason H. Hadley (age 35), with a last known address of 5 Mill Street Putnam, CT pled nolo contendere today before Providence Superior Court Special Magistrate Patrick T. Burke to one count of obtaining money under false pretenses for collecting...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that on Friday, Superior Court Justice Melanie Wilk Thunberg sentenced Donovann Hall (age 21) to three life sentences, to run concurrent, for his role in the July 2012 murder of Shameeka Barros, Damien Colon, and Michael Martin.
Donovann Hall pled...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced today that a Providence County Superior Court jury found Jose "Gio" Lopez (age 18), with a last known address of 28 Joslin Street, Providence, guilty of the December 24, 2013 murder of Ryan Almeida. The jury found Lopez guilty of murder, discharging a...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced that the Office of Attorney General and Town of Warren entered into a joint settlement agreement in which the Town agreed to pay a $1,500 fine for violating the state's Access to Public Records Act (APRA).
The Office of Attorney General filed...
With Governor Gina Raimondo declaring a state of emergency in advance of the pending severe winter weather event, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin reminds businesses and consumers that under Rhode Island General Laws 6-13-21, upon a declaration of a state of emergency by the governor, retail...
