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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man has been found guilty in Providence County Superior Court of sexually assaulting a female victim under the age of 14 between 2013 and 2018.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to 45 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for killing his estranged wife, Maniriho Nkinamubanzi, in 2017.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Pawtucket man has been indicted on multiple counts of sexual assault against a patient who was known to him at Tockwotton Assisted Living Facility in East Providence in May 2024.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Providence Police Colonel Oscar L. Perez, Jr. announced that a Providence Police officer has been charged in Providence County Superior Court with multiple counts of obstruction of justice.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Westerly man has been sentenced in Washington County Superior Court to serve 10 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for sexually assaulting a victim under the age of 14 in 2021 and 2022.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Warren man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 40 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to attempting to kill his mother in 2021.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence pawn shop owner has been charged in Sixth Division District Court in Providence with buying 108 18 karat gold rings valued at $378,000, that he knew to be stolen, following an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man has plead guilty in Providence County Superior Court to the 2021 murder of Leonardo Tavares.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Foster man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve eight years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting two female victims under the age of 14 between 2012 and 2017.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, Governor Dan McKee, and the outside legal team of Max Wistow and Jonathan Savage today announced the filing of a lawsuit against 13 companies that have provided design, construction, and inspection services to the State related to the Washington Bridge.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that the Office has reached a settlement agreement with the owners of six car dealerships located in East Greenwich, Middletown, Narragansett, and Westerly for alleged deceptive sales practices.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement today after the Court accepted Rhode Island Recycled Metals’ fire remediation plan, thereby allowing company operations to resume following the installation of infrared cameras.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a South Kingstown man has been sentenced in Washington County Superior Court to serve 25 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading nolo contendere to multiple counts of child molestation against a victim under the age of 14 from 2015 to 2022.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement after submitting a final brief as part of his obligation to represent consumers in the insurance rate review process and as the State’s Health Care Advocate.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Charlestown woman has been found guilty in Kent County Superior Court for her role in the driving death of 17-year-old Olivia Passaretti in 2022.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a pair of Providence men have been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve a combined 41 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for trafficking 16 kilograms of fentanyl and possessing two ghost guns.
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South Dakota Attorney General Marty has joined 21 other Attorneys General in urging Congress to support the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (“SAVE”) Act.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Rhode Island, state leaders, and community advocates and partners, highlighted public safety legislation passed in 2024 to extend the “lookback” period for impaired driving offenses from five years to 10 years.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Pawtucket man has been charged in Sixth District Court in Providence with providing false information in order to secure a firearm following his attempt to buy a firearm from a licensed firearms dealer in Pawtucket in June 2023.
