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    Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation are teaming up to bring AT&T’s powerful “Txtng & Drivng…It Can Wait” awareness campaign to schools throughout Rhode Island this year. More →

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Mortgage Settlement Details

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin formally joined the landmark joint federal-state agreement with the nation's five largest mortgage service providers over foreclosure abuses and nationwide mortgage servicing practices. The $25 billion settlement provides an estimated $172 million in relief to Rhode Island homeowners and addresses future mortgage loan servicing practices. Please visit the following link to learn more: http://www.riag.ri.gov/mortgagesettlement/

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05/23/2013 12:45 EDT
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin issued the following statement in response to the Rhode Island Supreme Court decision upholding the 2010 conviction of Charles Pona for the murder of Jennifer Rivera: "Jennifer Rivera was a brave young woman whose life was cut short by a ruthless and violent...
05/21/2013 14:45 EDT
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today reported on the progress made by the nation's five largest mortgage service providers to assist Rhode Island homeowners under the National Mortgage Settlement. According to data provided by the five banks that are parties to the Settlement, through March...
05/21/2013 13:15 EDT
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today issued the following statement regarding this week's tornado in Moore, Oklahoma: "Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by Monday's horrific tornado in Oklahoma. As images of the destruction emerge, we as a nation are shocked and saddened...
05/15/2013 12:00 EDT
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced today that Donald Greenslit (age 53), with a last known address of 16 Pershing Road, Johnston, was sentenced by Superior Court Justice Susan E. McGuirl to life for the January 22, 2012 murder of his common-law wife Stacie Dorego. Greenslit was found...

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05/15/2013 16:40 EDT

This week, Attorney General Peter Kilmartin was joined by the United States Attorney’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Department of Labor to provide local and state law enforcement training in the investigation and prosecution of human trafficking. 

Held at Amica, more than 40 local, state and federal law enforcement officials attended the training where prosecutors from the Office of Attorney General and the United States Attorney’s Office reviewed the current state and federal human trafficking statutes, and ICE and the US Department of Labor shared investigative tactics to identify and successfully investigate potential cases of human trafficking. In addition, a senior Massachusetts prosecutor detailed the complexities of prosecuting human trafficking cases.
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04/18/2013 11:52 EDT

Consul General Shai Bazak, Consul General of Israel to New England recently testified before the Rhode Island Senate Committee on Finance in support of Attorney General Peter Kilmartin’s legislation to divest any and all state pension funds from companies that directly or indirectly do business and prohibit the state to enter into any contracts with companies doing business with Iran. 

Speaking to the Committee, Consul General Bazak noted the importance of the legislation to the security of the United States and to Israel.

Counsul General Bazak and AG Kilmartin


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