State Government Press Releases

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10/30/2020
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a North Providence man was sentenced on October 27, 2020 in Providence County Superior Court to serve 18 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after being found guilty of molesting a female victim under the age of 12...
10/30/2020
An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Tevin Armstead (age 22) Providence, RI P1-2020-3114A On October 28, 2020, the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment...
10/29/2020
PROVIDENCE – When a landlord enters the home a tenant has rented and, without a court order, starts removing furniture from the house, that may constitute an illegal eviction. When a landlord changes the locks, cuts off heat and electricity, or otherwise tries to strong-arm the tenant out of the...
10/27/2020
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Lincoln man was sentenced in Kent County Superior Court and ordered to pay restitution after pleading to Medicaid fraud and related charges stemming from his falsifying timecards and bank records when he worked as a manager at a...
10/27/2020
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Charlestown man was found guilty on Friday in Washington County Superior Court of first-degree sexual assault, stemming from a 2015 incident in Narragansett involving an 18-year-old female victim. Angelo Fraley (age 27), was...
10/26/2020
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that four contractors are facing felony charges and four more are facing misdemeanor charges in Providence District Court for failing to comply with a final order from the Contractor's Registration and Licensing Board (CRLB). In...
10/23/2020
Providence, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man was arraigned in Providence County District Court today on charges stemming from the September 24, 2020 killing of Corey Vargas in Providence. Michael Domenech (age 25) was arraigned in Sixth Division District...
10/19/2020
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that two Rhode Island residents have been ordered to repay $15,371 to the State after pleading in Providence County Superior Court to fraudulently obtaining unemployment insurance benefits by not reporting earned wages to the Rhode...
10/16/2020
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Providence man was sentenced in Providence Country Superior Court to serve 12 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI). The charges stem from a 2019 domestic dispute where he assaulted his former girlfriend and her new...
10/13/2020
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Woonsocket woman was ordered by the Providence Country Superior Court to repay over $26,000 to family members, friends, and GoFundMe after she falsely claimed she had cancer and solicited donations to cover medical expenses for...