Citing several concerns, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced his opposition to the construction of the Invenergy power plant in Burrillville and his intention to seek permission from the Court to file an amicus brief in Rhode Island Superior Court challenging the plant's water-...

Following the reduction of the federal corporate tax rate, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today joined a bipartisan coalition of 18 state attorneys general, state agencies, and consumer advocates in calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to take immediate steps to ensure...

Establishes Performance Targets and Metrics to Measure Compliance Establishes Third Party Monitoring and Formal Reporting Structure to Child Advocate Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced a settlement agreement between the State of Rhode Island and Children's...

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin issued the following statement regarding the announcement by the Trump Administration to vastly expand offshore drilling in America, including off the East Coast: "This decision by the Administration is clearly driven by the oil and gas industry and it has...

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin, 48 other state attorneys general, the District of Columbia, and more than 45 state mortgage regulators have reached a $45 million settlement with New Jersey-based mortgage lender and servicer PHH Mortgage Corporation. The settlement resolves allegations...

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin, joining a coalition of eight attorneys general, filed a lawsuit today against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to force action under the Clean Air Act to ensure upwind states adequately control the pollution that blows into Rhode Island and other...

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin and AAA Northeast were joined by law enforcement officials representing police departments from across the state, traffic safety officials, and drunk driving prevention organizations at a press conference today to raise awareness of the deadly consequences of...

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Joseph Esposito (age 71), of Narragansett, waived indictment and pleaded guilty today before Superior Court Justice Luis M. Matos to one count of possession of a controlled substance with the intent to deliver, two counts of delivery of a...

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced today that Raymond Tempest (age 64) entered an Alford plea in the 1982 murder of Doreen Picard in Woonsocket. The plea was entered in Providence County Superior Court in a proceeding overseen by Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause. In entering...

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced today that a Providence County Superior Court jury found Dari Garcia (age 27), of Providence, guilty of the August 17, 2014 home invasion and murder of Richard Catalano. The jury found Garcia guilty on all 14 counts including one count of murder,...