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...

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today 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

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced his intention to sign on to the joint federal-state agreement with the nation's five largest mortgage servicers over foreclosure abuses and nationwide mortgage servicing practices. The proposed agreement will provide direct relief to Rhode...

Debt collector NCO Financial Systems, Inc. (NCOF) has agreed to change certain collections practices as part of a settlement announced today by Attorney General Peter Kilmartin and 18 other states. The settlement resolves concerns about NCOF's debt collection practices. "Consumers deserve to be

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Ramiro Morales (DOB: 5/19/72), with a last known address of 25 Lapre Road, North Smithfield, pled guilty to multiple counts of first degree child molestation before Superior Court Justice Edward C. Clifton. Morales was sentenced to 55 years,...

Today, billions of people across the globe rely on technology to work, play and live. As our reliance on technology continues to grow, the protection of personal information has become a global imperative for government, industry and individuals. Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin encourages all

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin issued the following statement on the passing of former Governor J. Joseph Garrahy: "Rhode Island has lost a great leader and statesman. I was saddened to learn of the passing of former Governor J. Joseph Garrahy this morning. He was one of our most...

Attorney General Peter Kilmartin announced that Jack Ranallo, aka Jack Dorvis, aka Jack Norris, (DOB: 6/29/58), with a last known address of 39 Peacedale Road, Cumberland, was sentenced on January 9, 2012 for his scheme to defraud 10 families of $31,500 with promises that their teenage sons would...

Citing damage to Narragansett Bay, Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin, is asking the Rhode Island congressional delegation to stand firm against a bid by a Massachusetts official to forestall limits on how much nitrogen and phosphorous a wastewater-treatment plant near Worcester is allowed to...

Attorney General Peter Kilmartin announced that Elizabeth Baldwin (DOB: 11-6-45), with a last known address of 34 Miller Road, Middletown, pled nolo contendere to 92 counts of obtaining money under false pretenses, computer fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation of funds, and bad checks in a Ponzi...

The Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) and the Department of Attorney General (RIAG) today announce that the Hospital Conversion Application submitted by Steward Health Care and Landmark Medical Center has been deemed complete. HEALTH and RIAG will now start the formal review and...

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Rafael Ferrer (DOB: 4/27/80), with a last known address of Fairmont Street, Woonsocket, was sentenced to 30 years for possession of a firearm without a license. Ferrer has a lengthy criminal history including multiple drug and weapon convictions,...

Attorney General Peter Kilmartin announced that Adam Lake (DOB: 9/17/81), with a last known address of 6 Whittier Drive, Coventry, was found guilty earlier this week by a Providence County Superior Court jury on two counts of first degree child molestation. The six day trial was presided over by...

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin joined his fellow state and territorial Attorneys General in calling on the U.S. Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act ("VAWA") and ensure that vital programs working to keep women and families safe from violence and abuse continue uninterrupted.

Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin today announced the creation of the Rhode Island Criminal Justice Hall of Fame to honor outstanding professionals who have worked to improve and uphold the principles of the criminal justice system in Rhode Island. Kilmartin also announced the inaugural class of

Attorney General Peter Kilmartin today applauded the announcement by the White House of President Obama's congressional recess appointment of Richard Cordray as the Director of the Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). In a purely partisan move, a group of Republican senators blocked

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has reached a settlement with respect to the Davis Liquid Waste Superfund Site in Smithfield, R.I. Pursuant to the settlement, the Settling Defendants will implement the groundwater cleanup at the Site. They also will be financially responsible for 100...

Attorney General Peter Kilmartin today commented on the decision by Rhode Island Superior Court Justice Melanie W. Thunberg finding Joel Beaulieu not guilty by reason of insanity in the September 4, 2010 stabbing death of his father and assault of his mother. "Although there is no question that...

Alarmed by a proposal from the Administration and Congress to slash LIHEAP funding by nearly half, Attorney General Peter Kilmartin is urging the Rhode Island congressional delegation to restore funding through this year to help struggling Rhode Island families. "As many of us are getting...