Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced the creation of the Rhode Island Criminal Justice Hall of Fame to honor outstanding professionals who have worked to improve and uphold the principles of the criminal justice system in Rhode Island. Kilmartin also announced the inaugural class...
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin today applauded the announcement by the White House of President Obama's congressional recess appointment of Richard Cordray as the Director of the Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In a purely partisan move, a group of Republican senators...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with respect to the Davis Liquid Waste Superfund Site in Smithfield, R.I. Pursuant to the settlement, the Settling Defendants will implement the groundwater cleanup at the Site. They also will be financially responsible for 100...
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin today commented on the decision by Rhode Island Superior Court Justice Melanie W. Thunberg finding Joel Beaulieu not guilty by reason of insanity in the September 4, 2010 stabbing death of his father and assault of his mother.
"Although there is no question that...
Alarmed by a proposal from the Administration and Congress to slash LIHEAP funding by nearly half, Attorney General Peter Kilmartin is urging the Rhode Island congressional delegation to restore funding through this year to help struggling Rhode Island families.
"As many of us are getting...
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin expressed dismay at the Senate Republicans blocking the nomination of Richard Cordray as Director of the Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
"This petty, political and partisan game to block the nomination of Richard Cordray by the Senate...
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin joined his fellow attorneys general in asking Congress to oppose legislation targeting consumers' telephone privacy. The "Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011" [H.R. 3035] would amend the Communications Act of 1934 and allow for robo-calling to all cell phones,...
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin today announced the creation of a Child Abuse Unit in the Office of the Attorney General. The Child Abuse Unit will prosecute individuals charged with physical and sexual abuse of children. Joining the Attorney General at the announcement were representatives from...
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin today commended the decision by the Rhode Island Supreme Court upholding the Family Court judgment in the contempt sentence of Craig Price.
"I am very pleased that the Supreme Court affirmed the Family Court's rejection of Craig Price's post-conviction relief...
Rhode Island Set to Receive More than $900,000 from Settlement
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced today that Rhode Island has joined with 42 other states and the federal government and reached agreement with Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. (Merck) to settle civil and criminal...
