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State Government Press Releases

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04/15/2021
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement today expressing his Office's concern over deficiencies in the application process for a proposed medical waste facility in West Warwick: "The regulatory process required in our state to approve facilities that...
04/15/2021
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that his office has issued a finding in response to an Access to Public Records Act (APRA) complaint filed against the Rhode Island Convention Center Authority by The Providence Journal. As detailed in the finding, the Office of the...
04/14/2021
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve seven years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to molesting a female victim in 2018 at a home on Douglas Avenue. Jeffri Espejo-...
04/12/2021
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement today expressing the Office's concern over recent action by the Coastal Resources' Management Council allowing for an expansion of the Jamestown Boatyard, located in Jamestown, Rhode Island: "The process by...
04/05/2021
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued guidance last week reminding creditors, debt collectors and financial institutions that stimulus payments resulting from the federal government's American Rescue Plan Act are exempt from seizure or garnishment by debt collectors. "...
04/01/2021
The Office also issued new guidance this week to law enforcement regarding reporting hate crimes statistics and began its statewide training program for liaison officers PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that every police department in the state has now...
03/31/2021
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man was sentenced last week in Providence County Superior Court to serve 13 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to felony charges stemming from his role in a 2019 armed home invasion on...
03/26/2021
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement today following the Supreme Court Order denying the Joint Motion in Champlin's Realty Associates v. the Coastal Resources Management Council: "I am pleased with the Court's decision to refuse to ratify and enter...
03/26/2021
An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Florida man is facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from an alleged...
03/26/2021
An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven M. Parι announced that two individuals are facing...