Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Patrick O'Sullivan (age 45), of Pawtucket, pleaded nolo contendere today before Superior Court Magistrate Patrick Burke to one count of obtaining money under false pretenses for collecting more than $11,000 in unemployment insurance benefits while...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Frank Rogowski (age 47), of West Warwick, RI, pleaded nolo contendere before Superior Court Justice Brian P. Stern on Monday to the January 7, 2015 robbery of the Coventry Credit Union. Under the terms of the plea, Rogowski was sentenced to 20...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Tamika Diaz (age 42), of Providence, pleaded nolo contendere yesterday before Superior Court Magistrate Patrick Burke to one count of obtaining money under false pretenses for collecting more than $10,000 in unemployment insurance benefits while...
Coalition of 16 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief Supporting Washington State Lawsuit Against President Trump's Executive Order
Amicus Brief Follows Other Legal Actions by State Attorneys General Last Week
Today, sixteen Attorneys General, including Rhode Island Attorney General Peter...
After receiving a phone call from a local business alerting us to a scam, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin is warning all businesses of an emerging email scam that purports to be from company executives and requests personal information of employees.
The scammers send emails that appear to...
Legislation Calls for Lifetime Ban on Possession of Firearms for Those Convicted of Domestic Violence
Would Bring Rhode Island into Compliance with Federal Law
To get guns out of the hands of domestic abusers and to bring Rhode Island into compliance with federal firearm laws,...
Company to implement scam-prevention policies and procedures
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced a multi-state settlement with Colorado-based The Western Union Company (Western Union), resolving a multistate investigation which focused on complaints of consumers who used...
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced that Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause sentenced Bruce Moten (age 27), of Providence, to consecutive life sentences plus 70 years for the October 22, 2014 gangland shooting in Providence that left Terry Robinson dead and...
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced that Leon Taylor (age 34), of Providence, pleaded nolo contendere to one count of manslaughter for the June 9, 2014 stabbing death of David Simmons. Under the terms of the plea, Superior Court Justice Kristin E. Rodgers sentenced...
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced that George Tabora (age 54), of East Greenwich, RI, was found guilty by a Kent County Superior Court jury of two counts of second degree child molestation. The jury returned the verdict after five hours of deliberations following a...