Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced that Joseph Simone (age 25) of 16 Beach Street, North Providence, pled nolo contendere before Superior Court Justice Jeffrey Lanphear to child pornography, indecent solicitation of a minor, extortion and impersonating police officers. Under the...

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced today that Superior Court Justice Jeffrey Lanphear sentenced Brandon Borge, age 36, of Fall River, MA, to 25 years with 10 years to serve and the remainder suspended with probation for the April 1, 2012 DUI Death Resulting incident that killed 34-year-...

Settlement Includes Restitution for Consumers Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin along with the attorneys general of 44 states and the District of Columbia, announced today that Sirius XM Radio Inc. of New York has agreed to pay $3.8 million to the states and to provide restitution to...

On the heels of denouncing National Grid's electric rate increase request, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin has filed a motion to intervene with full-party status in the hearing before the PUC to protest the proposed increase. The PUC hearing is scheduled for December 16, 2014. The proposed...

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Louis Caruolo (age 41), with a last known address of 805 Providence Street, West Warwick, was sentenced on Monday to three years, with 18 months to serve and the remainder suspended with probation, for his third DUI within five years. In addition,

There's Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and now "Giving Tuesday." A global day dedicated to giving back to the community, Giving Tuesday encourages people to volunteer or make a monetary donation to their favorite charity. Before opening up their wallets, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin is...

Citing his extraordinary efforts to eliminate drunk driving, underage drinking and distracted driving in Rhode Island, the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility recently presented Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin with a 2014 Leadership Award. Remarking on his accomplishments, the...

In a letter delivered to the Public Utilities Commission today on behalf of Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin, the Office of Attorney General is urging the PUC to scrutinize the requested electricity rate hikes proposed by National Grid for the winter months. "Annual increases in electric...

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Christian "Chay" Rosado (age 27), of Woonsocket, was sentenced yesterday to 35 years with 20 years to serve and the remainder suspended with probation, for the March 2013 Fairmount Bridge shooting that injured Ikey Wilson. Rosado was found...

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today called upon the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to update the Telemarketing Sales Rule in order to reflect realities of today's marketplace and better protect consumers from unscrupulous telemarketers. In a letter co-signed by 37 other attorneys general,...