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09/14/2021
Central Falls man sentenced to serve 10 years in state prison for 2019 nightclub shooting
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Central Falls man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 10 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for shooting and wounding a patron outside of a Providence nightclub in 2019. Hector Osorio (...
09/09/2021
Attorney General Neronha statement on today's decision in Champlin's v. CRMC
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement after today's decision in Champlin's v. CRMC: "Rhode Islanders should be deeply disappointed by today's Superior Court decision and rightly worried about what this decision means for us should it survive its...
09/09/2021
Massachusetts man sentenced to serve 15 years in state prison for violent 2013 home invasion
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Massachusetts man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 15 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI), stemming from his role in a violent home invasion in Providence in 2013. Angel Navarro (age 31)
09/09/2021
Woonsocket man sentenced to serve 5 years in state prison on illegal firearm and drug trafficking charges
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Woonsocket man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve five years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) stemming from his arrest in 2020 by the Woonsocket Police Department while in possession on...
09/08/2021
Cranston man sentenced to serve 27 years in state prison for 2016 murder of infant son
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Cranston man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 27 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to the murder of his three-month-old son, Giovanni Romero, in 2016. Elias Romero (...
09/03/2021
Attorney General Neronha on the passing of James Lee
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Statement from Attorney General Peter F. Neronha on the passing of former Chief of the Civil Division of the Office of the Attorney General, James R. Lee: "Jim was a cornerstone of the Attorney General's Office for many years, and he leaves a legacy as an outstanding and...
09/02/2021
Attorney General Neronha statement on today's decision by OHIC regarding health insurance rates
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement today after today's announcement about health insurance rates by the Office of the Health Insurance: "Several weeks ago, my Office objected —across the board — to requests by insurers to raise health insurance...
08/31/2021
RIAG and DPS announce first step in statewide body-worn camera policy development
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking gives the public the first of many opportunities to provide input PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Colonel James M. Manni, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of Public Safety, announced the start of...
08/25/2021
Former Warwick woman pleads to manslaughter and child neglect; sentencing date scheduled
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a former Warwick woman pleaded to manslaughter and child neglect charges in Kent County Superior Court stemming from her actions that caused the death of 9-year-old Zhanae Rothgeb at her home in Warwick in 2019. Michelle...
08/18/2021
Statement on release of body camera video and ongoing investigation
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Statement from the Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General on the release of body camera video and ongoing investigation into an incident involving the arrest of three juveniles on July 9, 2021: "Consistent with Office policy and guidance from the Supreme Court Ethics...

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