In the largest ever multi-state consumer protection-based pharmaceutical settlement,
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced today that he along with 37 other Attorneys General reached a record $68.5 million dollar settlement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP arising from...
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin formally opposed National Council on Compensation Insurance’s (NCCI’s) request for an overall 3.9 percent increase for advisory loss costs for workers’ compensation insurance line of business. After thorough analysis and an independent...
Emanuel Baptista, formerly of Pawtucket, was found guilty today, March 2, 2011, by a Providence County Superior Court jury on two counts of first degree child molestation and two counts of first degree child abuse (P1/09-2502A). The jury’s verdict, reached after four days of deliberations,...
Whether we like it or not, the April 18th deadline, extended from the traditional April 15th deadline, to file our income tax returns is right around the corner, and during these difficult economic times tax season can be very stressful. Attorney General Kilmartin wants to make sure taxpayers aren
Today, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin joined 14 other states in submitting comments on the December 2010 staff report issued by the Federal Trade Commission entitled, “Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change: A Proposed Framework for Businesses and Policymakers.” The FTC’...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced that Superior Court Justice Edwin J. Gale sentenced Brian Verry, DOB 5/3/76, to 20 years with 15 to serve for the 2006 child abuse of his daughter, who was 55-days old at the time of the incident. Verry was found guilty by a jury on January 14,...
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced that Rhode Island Superior Court Justice Francis J. Darigan, Jr., imposed three consecutive life sentences on Raymond Clements, formerly of 38 Comstock Parkway in Pawtucket, for the 2007 murders of Heather Jesus and Amanda Sousa at...
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced that Rhode Island Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause sentenced former Providence Police Detective Joseph Colanduono, to 20 years, eight years to serve with 12 years suspended with probation, for his involvement in Operation...
Gallop also sentenced to an additional 20 years consecutive for assault with dangerous weapon, and an additional 25 years consecutive without the possibility of parole
Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced that Rhode Island Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause...
February is often associated with flowers, candy and love. February is also National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, and Attorney General Peter Kilmartin is joining forces with the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence (RICADV) to urge teens, parents and educators...
