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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Burrillville man has been charged in Kent County Superior Court with possession of a ghost gun and large capacity magazines following his arrest on May 19, 2023, by Warwick Police.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man has been sentenced in Washington County Superior Court to serve 10 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for first-degree sexual assault against a female victim in 2020.
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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation.
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Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) will hold two public meetings on the proposed sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital.
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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced the return of the Office’s expungement clinics on February 29, 2024.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Woonsocket man has been found guilty by a jury in Kent County Superior Court of larceny for stealing 10 cases of Don Julio tequila worth nearly $3,000 from his West Greenwich employer in 2021.
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Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has deemed the application for the proposed merger of Rhode Island PBS Foundation and The Public’s Radio complete.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Glocester man has been found guilty following a jury trial in Providence County Superior Court of multiple counts of child molestation against a female victim under the age of 14 between 2005 and 2009.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a North Smithfield woman has been charged in Providence County Superior Court with driving under the influence with two child passengers stemming from a traffic stop in Smithfield in September 2023.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man has been found guilty by a Providence County Superior Court jury of manslaughter after stabbing and killing 31-year-old Corey Vargas in 2020.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Massachusetts man has been charged in Second Division District Court in Newport by Attorney General’s Office Investigators with illegally purchasing eight assault-style weapons from licensed firearms dealers in Rhode Island following an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General and law enforcement partners in Massachusetts.
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BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Money was on the minds of Rhode Island officials who sued the energy industry when they couldn't convince state lawmakers to address climate change, according to records obtained by Energy Policy Advocates and submitted Tuesday to a federal appeals court.
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BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Energy companies sued in Rhode Island's climate change lawsuit are pointing to the dismissal of the "Kids Climate Change" lawsuit that made headlines last month, saying it has relevance to their defense.
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Judge allows Rhode Island's opioid suit to go forward despite public nuisance precedent
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PROVIDENCE — The state of Rhode Island is part of a $575 million nationwide settlement https://www.ri.gov/press/view/34934 over the alleged fraudulent opening of millions of accounts and other illegal practices by Wells Fargo, according to the state's Attorney General's Office.
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Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that John Carnevale (age 56), of Providence, RI, pleaded nolo contendere to one count of perjury before Superior Court Justice Bennett Gallo.
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A judge on the other side of the country has ruled that it isn’t an issue for the courts, but that is not stopping Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin, and the private lawyers he has hired, from suing the oil industry over alleged effects of climate change.
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PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Office of the Attorney General has filed a civil lawsuit against several prescription opioid manufacturers and distributors, alleging deceptive and fraudulent marketing of opioids in the state.
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R.I. AG Peter Kilmartin better hope Rhode Island courts import California’s concept of public nuisance law, since the last time a Rhode Island AG tried this tactic, over lead paint, the state Supreme Court rejected the claim entirely.
