Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin applauded the vote by the Rhode Island House of Representatives approving his bill to criminalize revenge porn and sextortion. The legislation (H 5304) is sponsored by Representative Robert E. Craven, Sr. (D, District 32 – North Kingstown).
Revenge porn is...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced the Ernest Keosouphanh (age 19), of Providence, pleaded guilty today before Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause to the May 15, 2016 shooting at Sam's Food Mart in North Providence that left Hernan Avila, Jr., dead and his son Hernan Avila, III,...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that today Tevin Bruggs (age 23), of Cranston, was sentenced to life plus 60 years for the October 22, 2104 Providence shooting that left Terry Robinson dead and Delacey Andrade injured.
Briggs had pleaded guilty in April 2015 to one count of...
AGs: Reconsidering Standards Represents a Wrong Turn in Nation's Efforts to Fight Air Pollution and Protect Public Health – and We Will Oppose It
Today, Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin joined a coalition of states in expressing opposition to President Trump's action that...
With growing pressure by special interests to push forward with the legalization of recreational marijuana in Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter Kilmartin, along with Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), the Ocean State Prevention Alliance, and What's the Rush Rhode Island, hosted a press...
AG Kilmartin Joins Coalition of AGs Supporting Temporary Restraining Order Blocking Revised Travel Ban
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today joined several other attorneys general today filing an amicus brief in the District Court for Hawaii in support of the State of Hawaii's...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Domingo "J" Silva (age 32), of Pawtucket, pleaded guilty today before Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause to three counts of delivering heroin, one count of possession with intent to deliver heroin, one count of possession with intent to...
Designation will allow for law enforcement to charge and prosecute those trafficking in the deadly drugs
Attorney General to file legislation to ban compound classes of synthetic opioids and fentanyl analogs
In response to new forms of opiates hitting the streets in Rhode...
Signed By 19 AGs, Brief Makes Strong Case in Support of Transgender Student Discriminated Against by Gloucester County Schools
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin joined an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court and signed by 19 Attorneys General, in support of a...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that two individuals have pleaded to unemployment insurance benefit fraud of nearly $24,000.
"Week after week, we continue to successfully prosecute individuals who think they can cheat our unemployment insurance benefit system," said Attorney...
