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Attorney General Neronha issues statement on Rhode Island Recycled Metals resuming operations
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. -
South Kingstown man sentenced to serve 25 years in state prison for child molestation
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. -
Attorney General Neronha issues statement on proposed Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance rate increase
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. -
Jury finds Charlestown woman guilty for her role in the death of East Greenwich teen
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. -
Two Providence men sentenced to decades in state prison for trafficking fentanyl, possessing ghost guns
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. -
Attorney General Jackley Urges Congress To Support Safeguard American Voting Eligibility (“SAVE”) Act
South Dakota Attorney General Marty has joined 21 other Attorneys General in urging Congress to support the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (“SAVE”) Act. -
Attorney General Neronha, MADD RI, state leaders celebrate passage of DUI lookback legislation
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. -
Pawtucket man prohibited from possessing firearms charged with lying on firearm purchase application
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. -
Attorney General Neronha Statement on Rhode Island Recycled Metals Fire
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement regarding today’s fire at Rhode Island Recycled Metals (RIRM). -
Pawtucket man sentenced to serve 25 years in state prison for multiple counts of child molestation
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Pawtucket man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 25 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to sexually assaulting three female victims under the age of 14 between 2018 and 2021. -
Providence man to serve 12 years in state prison for child molestation and sexual assault
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 12 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for sexually assaulting two female victims under the age of 14, and one female victim under the age of 18 in 2023. -
Interim Report of the Providence County Grand Jury (Reported June 4, 2024)
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Providence woman charged in connection with falsifying nomination signatures during 2023 congressional special election
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Colonel Darnell S. Weaver announced that a Providence woman has been charged in Providence County Superior Court with knowingly falsifying and submitting nomination papers, stemming from an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General and the Rhode Island State Police into allegations of fraudulent nomination signatures during the 2023 First Congressional District Special Election. -
Warwick man charged with soliciting a minor
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Warwick man has been charged in Kent County Superior Court with solicitation of a minor following his arrest by the Rhode Island State Police. -
Following trial, Westerly woman convicted of child abuse
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Westerly woman has been found guilty by a Washington County Superior Court jury of abusing two children in April 2021. -
Burrillville man charged with ghost gun and large capacity magazine possession
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. -
Providence man sentenced to serve 10 years in state prison for sexual assault
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. -
Interim Report of the Providence County Grand Jury (Reported March 26, 2024)
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RIAG and RIDOH to Hold Public Meetings in Proposed Sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital
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. -
West Warwick man charged with domestic assault and firearms charges
An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.