http://www.riag.ri.govSat, 04 Jul 2009 21:10:01 GMTDepartment of the Attorney General - Press Releasesen-usrihelp@nicusa.comMon, 29 Jun 2009 18:45:00 GMTSaying that the remediation phase of the statewide lead safety program under the auspices of the Healthy Kids Collaborative HKC is firmly in place, Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch was today joined by community leaders vested in the fight to alleviate childhood lead poisoning to provide a...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9234Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:45:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch issued the following statement concerning today's decision by the Rhode Island Supreme Court that remands the case of Jeffrey Clark to the Superior Court for a new trial: "Although I am disappointed by the Supreme Court's decision to order a new trial for...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9232Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:45:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch is among eight attorneys general spearheading an effort to bring FedEx Ground in line with state employee classification laws. In a letter sent today to FedEx Ground, the eight attorneys general-all representing states with very different employment...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9235Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:45:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch issued the following statement concerning today's sentencing of Nicholas Gianquitti, 41, of Daisy Court, Cranston, who was convicted on April 1 of second-degree murder in the May 18, 2008 slaying of his neighbor, Cranston Firefighter Lt. James Pagano. The trial...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9233Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:45:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch today announced that he will not seek appellate review of the federal court's ruling in a lawsuit brought by the Moderate Party of Rhode Island against the Secretary of State and the Board of Elections. In a May 29 decision, U. S. District Court Judge William...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9231Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch announced that an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance AVC filed today in Providence County Superior Court resolves an investigation concerning the TJX Companies, Inc.'s data security practices and whether TJX adequately protected customers' financial information...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9173Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch announced today that a consent judgment entered in Providence County Superior Court brings to an end his lawsuit against the City of Cranston for violating the State's Access to Public Records Act APRA. On July 14, 2008, Lynch filed papers in Superior Court...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9171Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMTPlease note: An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. The U.S. Constitution guarantees that a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Albino Folcarelli, DOB: 2/22/58 365 Simmonsville Road Johnston, RI P1-2009-1919A Jose...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9170Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMTPlease note: An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. The U.S. Constitution guarantees that a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Dana Gallop, DOB: 10/22/84 283 Dudley Street Roxbury, MA P1/2009-1896AG The Providence...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9169Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:45:00 GMTPlease note: An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. The U.S. Constitution guarantees that a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Marcos Rodriguez, DOB: 3/17/80 1735 Main Street, 24A West Warwick, RI K1-2009-0312A The...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9167Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:45:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch officially concluded his one-year term as president of the National Association of Attorneys General NAAG when he passed the ceremonial gavel to Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning this week at the NAAG summer meeting in Colorado Springs, CO. The first Rhode ...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9166Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:45:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch issued the following comment concerning State Health Commissioner Christopher Koller's request today that Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island and UnitedHealthcare withdraw their proposed double-digit rate hikes as well as BCBX's response to Koller that it...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9165Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMTPlease note: An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. The U.S. Constitution guarantees that a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Luis Beltran, DOB: 8/17/78 c/5 SO768 Caparraterra San Juan, Puerto Rico P1/2009-1844A The ...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9168Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:45:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch today issued the following statement on the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner's "open forum" this evening concerning Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island's proposed rates increases of 13.9 percent for small employers and 16.3 percent for the plan covering ...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9164Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:15:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch today issued the following statement concerning the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner's announcement last night that it will hold an "open forum" June 15 "to collect additional public comment on the rate factors" underlying the proposed rate increases for...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9096Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:15:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch today expressed his strong opposition to legislation that would convey certain parcels of land freed up by the relocation of Route 195 to Brown University and Johnson & Wales University, bypassing the public bidding process used in state land sales. "No...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9095Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:15:00 GMTPlease note: An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. The U.S. Constitution guarantees that a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Sidney Chay, DOB: 9-15-89 162 Main Street Exeter, RI W1-2009-0188A Anthony Deloge, DOB:...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9093Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:15:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch issued the following statement concerning today's decision by the Rhode Island Supreme Court that reinstated the convictions of the defendant Jason Ferrell and overturned a sentence reduction that a Superior Court judge granted Ferrell on Jan. 25, 2007: "The...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9094Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:45:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch today issued the following statement concerning Rhode Island Health Insurance Commissioner Christopher F. Koller's comments made in response to Lynch's June 2 press comment, which called for OHIC to hold a full public hearing on the proposed rate increases filed by ...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9042Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:45:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch today issued the following statement concerning National Grid's approach to the Public Utilities Commission PUC, to gain permission to increase its distribution rates that would hike a typical Rhode Island resident's electricity bill by 11.2 percent as of January ...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/9041