Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that Suliva Hong (age 27) of Cranston pleaded nolo contendere in Providence Superior Court on October 25, 2019 to two felony firearm charges. Superior Court Justice Susan E. McGuirl sentenced Hong to 20 years with 10 years to serve at the Adult...
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that Jarid Ventura (age 32), of Tiverton was found guilty on October 22, 2019 of one count each of second-degree child abuse, domestic assault, domestic vandalism, and resisting arrest. A Newport County Superior Court Grand Jury returned the verdict...
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that Justin Taylor (age 29), of West Warwick pleaded nolo contendere in Providence Superior Court on October 21, 2019 to six felony firearm and drug related charges. Superior Court Magistrate Richard D. Raspallo sentenced Taylor to 15 years with seven...
The settlement stems from allegations of improper marketing and sale of Suboxone
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that on October 23, 2019, the State of Rhode Island reached an agreement with the pharmaceutical distributor Reckitt Benckiser Group to settle allegations that the...
Please note: An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. The U.S. Constitution guarantees that a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until found guilty in a court of law.
On October 18, 2019, the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Jeffrey...
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that Brian Luna (age 23), of Providence pleaded guilty in Providence Superior Court on October 11, 2019 to seven felony firearm and drug charges. Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause sentenced Luna to 10 years with six-and-a-half years to serve at the...
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that James Quinn (age 49), of Worcester, MA, pleaded nolo contendere in Providence County Superior Court on October 3, 2019 to one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Superior Court Justice Joseph A. Montalbano sentenced Quinn to 15...
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Office of the Attorney General has filed a complaint in Rhode Island Superior Court alleging that the Town of West Warwick violated the Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act (APRA). The lawsuit requests that the Court order West...
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that George Dugas (age 55), of Woonsocket pleaded nolo contendere in Providence County Superior Court on October 1, 2019 to one count of first-degree child molestation. Dugas is scheduled to be sentenced on November 20, 2019 in Providence Superior Court.
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that Rachana Senghirann (age 23), of Attleboro, MA, pleaded nolo contendere in Providence County Superior Court on September 22, 2019 to two felony counts. Senghirann was sentenced to five years to serve at the Adult Correctional Institutions for a...
