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State of Rhode Island: Office of the Attorney General Peter Kilmartin
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Open Government Summit
This year's Open Government Summit will be held on August 2, 2013 at Roger Williams University School of Law. More →
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“Txtng & Drivng…It Can Wait”
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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How to Control Your Information on Facebook
A Consumer Education Campaign by Attorney General Kilmartin and Facebook. More →
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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News & Press
RSS06/18/2013 16:15 EDT
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Jared Tefft (DOB: 6/6/83), with a last known address of 110 Woody Hill Road, Hopkinton, RI, today pleaded nolo contendere before Superior Court Justice Melanie Wilk Thunberg for the January 26, 2011 murder of Peter Newman.
In accordance with...
06/18/2013 13:15 EDT
In response to the Rhode Island Supreme Court decision affirming the murder conviction for Alfred Bishop, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin issued the following statement.
"I am pleased with the Supreme Court decision affirming the conviction of Alfred "Freddie" Bishop for the 2007 murder of
06/13/2013 15:15 EDT
Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced today that Franci Villorio (age 22), with a last known address of 27 Palm Street, Pawtucket, was sentenced today by Superior Court Justice Susan E. McGuirl to 40 years, with 17 to serve and the remainder suspended with probation, for multiple arsons in...
06/07/2013 13:00 EDT
The Rhode Island Office of Attorney General (RIAG) and the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) will hold a public informational meeting concerning the proposed affiliation of The Memorial Hospital.
The public meeting is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at the
Blog
RSS05/15/2013 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.Read more »
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.
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