With passage last evening by both the House and the Senate, legislation (H5695/S0835) filed at the request of Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin that creates the criminal offense of residential mortgage fraud now moves to the Governor's desk for signature.
Residential mortgage fraud is when a...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Troy Lake Simonds (age 28), of Westerly, was found guilty today of one count of assault with a dangerous weapon after a six-day, jury-waived trial presided over by Superior Court Justice Melanie Wilk Thunberg.
During the course of the trial,...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that three individuals recently pleaded to unemployment insurance benefit fraud totaling more than $26,000. To date this year, the Office has secured $ 492,096 in court-ordered restitution from those convicted of unemployment insurance fraud.
"Time...
Legislation places deadly synthetic opioids on Schedule 1 and Schedule II Lists of Controlled Substances
Legislation heads to Governor for signature
With passage today by the Rhode Island General Assembly, legislation filed at the request of Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin...
There was no evidence that the DOC unreasonably conducted its search and retrieval, which consisted of two hours, the first hour being free. Because the Complainant did not tender pre-payment, as a matter of law, the DOC could not have denied access. R.I. Gen. Laws 38-2-7(b). The DOC did deny...
Joins Coalition of States in Filing Motion To Oppose Stay of Nationwide Standards to Cut Methane Emissions from New Facilities in the Oil and Natural Gas Industry
In the latest measure to block EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt from halting regulations of leaks of greenhouse gas emissions...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Matthew Sheridan (age 49), of Cranston, was found guilty today by a Providence County Superior Court jury of one count of first degree sexual assault. The jury returned the verdict in just about one hour after a week-long trial presided over by...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin confirmed the Office is working with a bipartisan coalition of a majority of attorneys general in an ongoing investigation to evaluate whether pharmaceutical manufacturers have engaged in unlawful practice sin the marketing and sale of opioids. Specifically,...
Earlier Today, Yet Another Court Upheld Another Injunction Against Immigration Ban
Today, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing amicus briefs with the Supreme Court of the United States opposing President Trump's immigration ban.
The...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin applauded the Rhode Island House of Representatives for its unanimous vote on legislation filed at his request that allows for individuals to expunge up to five misdemeanors from their criminal records.
The legislation (H5205) allows those persons with up...
