Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that suspended Providence Police Officer Michael McCarty (age 63), of Warwick, pleaded guilty today before Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause to one count embezzlement. Under the terms of the plea, McCarthy was sentenced to seven years with one...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that today Trisha Oliver (age 33), of West Warwick, RI, was sentenced today by Superior Court Justice Kristin E. Rodgers to 20 years with eight years and nine months to serve and the balance suspended with probation for her role in the October 4, 2009...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Jackial Smith (age 20), of Providence pleaded guilty yesterday before Providence County Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause to two separate cases for breaking and entering, possession of intent to deliver marijuana, carrying a firearm while...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin is pleased to partner with Roger Williams University School of Law to host the 18th annual Open Government Summit, scheduled for Friday, July 29, 2016, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., at the school's campus in Bristol. The Summit is free and open to the public;...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin applauded the final passage of the federal Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) spearheaded by United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. The Act addresses the addiction crisis unfolding throughout the country through new programs to prevent and treat...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced pleas today against two individuals who committed unemployment insurance benefit fraud, with the court-ordered restitution in excess of $15,000.
Deborah Moore (age 55), of Providence, pleaded nolo contendere yesterday before Providence Superior...
Today, the Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed Justice Daniel Procaccini's July 2015 decision granting Raymond "Beaver" Tempest's application for post-conviction relief. The Court upheld the decision overturning Tempest's conviction for the 1982 murder of Doreen Picard in Woonsocket.
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Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Todd Sullo (age 41), of Providence, waived indictment and pleaded guilty today before Superior Court Justice Stephen P. Nugent to one count of second degree murder for the February 29, 2016 beating death of 51-year-old Mark Lussier. Under the...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Carlos Rios, aka Ricardo Arias, 41, of Boston, Massachusetts, and Carlos Reyes-Sanchez, age 33, of Sarasota, Florida, were sentenced yesterday for the January 2012 beating and death of 49-year-old Victor Baez of Cranston, RI.
Rios pleaded nolo...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that James Tebow (age 70), of Pascoag, was sentenced today to a life sentence plus 20 years for multiple counts of child molestation. In addition, Tebow was ordered to have no contact with the victim, must undergo sex offender counseling, and should...
