State Government Press Releases

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08/15/2013
To assist teachers and other school employees to obtain the national criminal background checks required by Rhode Island General Law, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin will provide the service at several police departments across the state. Under RIGL 16-2-18.1, any person seeking...
08/14/2013
To match veterans and low-income families with sustainable housing options in Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced a $200,000 grant to Helping Hands Community Partners. Funded through the National Mortgage Settlement between the five largest mortgage service providers...
08/07/2013
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin and Michael P. Lewis, director of the RI Department of Transportation (RIDOT), announced the closing on a deal for RIDOT's purchase of approximately 52 acres of archaeologically important land in Narragansett, effectively ending a contentious dispute in which...
08/05/2013
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced that Juan Diaz, age 29, of Providence, was found guilty by a Providence County Superior Court jury of the 2008 murder of his ex-girlfriend Mayra Cruz. The verdict was returned one day after a nine-day retrial before Superior Court Justice Robert...
07/30/2013
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced that Dino Coccia, age 43, with a last known address of 15 Angell Road, North Providence, pleaded guilty to 60 counts of obtaining money under false pretenses, three counts of issuance of bad checks, four counts of unlawful appropriation, and one...
07/30/2013
Rhode Island to receive $201,502 for federal/state Medicaid share Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced today that Rhode Island has joined with other states and the federal government to announce a $491 million dollar settlement to resolve civil and criminal allegations that...
07/30/2013
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced sentences for two individuals charged in DUI death resulting cases in Woonsocket and South Kingstown. Kilmartin announced that Peter Major (age 43) of Pawtucket was sentenced today before Superior Court Justice Netti C. Vogel for the July 2011 DUI...
07/30/2013
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced John Rainey (age 54), with a last known address of 2545 Diamond Hill Road, Cumberland, was sentenced to 60 years, with 50 to serve, for multiple counts of first and second degree child molestation. Rainey was found guilty in June 2013 by a Superior...
07/30/2013
The Rhode Island Office of Attorney General (RIAG) and the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) will hold a public informational meeting concerning the proposed sale of Landmark Medical Center and the Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island to Prime Healthcare Services on Monday, September 30,
07/24/2013
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin is pleased to announce that his Open Government Summit is scheduled for Friday, August 2, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Roger Williams University School of Law. The Summit is free and open to the public; community members, public employees, elected...