Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced that approximately 2,737 Rhode Island homeowners who submitted a valid foreclosure payment claim through the National Mortgage Settlement will receive a check this month for approximately $1,480.
Eligible borrowers had their mortgage serviced...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin will join Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian, mortgage service providers, HUD-certified housing counselors and several community housing groups, in partnership with the Loan Modification Scam Alert campaign, to host a free mortgage foreclosure prevention and loan...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin issued the following statement in response to the Rhode Island Supreme Court decision upholding the 2010 conviction of Charles Pona for the murder of Jennifer Rivera:
"Jennifer Rivera was a brave young woman whose life was cut short by a ruthless and violent...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today reported on the progress made by the nation's five largest mortgage service providers to assist Rhode Island homeowners under the National Mortgage Settlement. According to data provided by the five banks that are parties to the Settlement, through March...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today issued the following statement regarding this week's tornado in Moore, Oklahoma:
"Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by Monday's horrific tornado in Oklahoma. As images of the destruction emerge, we as a nation are shocked and saddened...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced today that Donald Greenslit (age 53), with a last known address of 16 Pershing Road, Johnston, was sentenced by Superior Court Justice Susan E. McGuirl to life for the January 22, 2012 murder of his common-law wife Stacie Dorego.
Greenslit was found...
Protecting teens' online privacy is the goal of a new public education campaign launched today by Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin in cooperation with Facebook.
"The Internet offers many opportunities for young people. It is a gateway to exciting new opportunities and allows young people to...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced today that Rhode Island has joined with other states and the federal government in a $500 million dollar settlement to resolve civil and criminal allegations that Ranbaxy, a generic pharmaceutical manufacturer based in Gurgaon, India, introduced...
Citing an increase in newborns dependent on painkillers, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin, along with 42 of his colleagues, today sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urging the agency to place a black box warning on opioid analgesics to indicate the risk of Neonatal...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Zachary Lapelusa (age 26), with a last known address of 102 McQuillan Drive, Milford, CT, pleaded guilty today before Superior Court Justice Edward C. Clifton to the March 29, 2011 murder of Antoinette Vendetti Bruce. In accordance with the plea...
