Attorney General Peter Kilmartin announced that Adam Lake (DOB: 9/17/81), with a last known address of 6 Whittier Drive, Coventry, was sentenced to 40 years, with 25 to serve with the remainder suspended with probation, for the molestation of his 11-year old stepdaughter. Lake was found guilty in...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced Muhammad Farooq (DOB: 9/18/79) with a last known address of 258 Columbus Avenue, Pawtucket, was sentenced to 18 years to serve for a 2008 sexual assault and assault with a dangerous weapon.
Superior Court Justice Williams E. Carnes found Farooq...
Citing the $1.14 million at stake to Rhode Island law enforcement, criminal justice programs and rehabilitation programs, Attorney General Peter Kilmartin today joined 45 attorneys general in sending a letter to the U.S. Senate and House Appropriations leadership urging them to support federal...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin is warning Rhode Island homeowners to be cautious of scams involving the recent national mortgage settlement. It has been reported that several homeowners across the country have been contacted by phone or by email by individuals claiming to have "a list" of...
The Rhode Island Department of Attorney General (RIAG) and the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) will hold public informational meetings concerning the proposed sale of Landmark Medical Center, and Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island, to Steward Health Care System, LLC and affiliated...
The controversial Weaver's Cove LNG terminal project was abandoned over a year ago, in June 2011, but Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin continues his effort by seeking standards that would help prevent such a project in the future.
On Wednesday, Kilmartin, joined by...
In a letter to Google Chief Executive Larry Page, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin, joined by 35 Attorneys General from across the United States, outlined multiple concerns with recently announced changes to Google's Privacy Policy that is scheduled to automatically go into effect for all users...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced today that Rhode Island has joined other states and the federal government and reached an agreement in principle with KV Pharmaceutical Company to settle allegations that the company failed to advise the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)...
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin has RI joined with 10 other states in filing a lawsuit to force the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue rules against soot. The coalition took legal action after the EPA failed to meet an October 2011 deadline to adopt national air standards...
Throughout tax season, you might notice store fronts popping up to offer tax preparation services and rapid or instant tax refunds. A business offering to prepare and file your taxes and you get to walk out with your refund the same day. Sounds great, right?
Not so fast, says Attorney General...
