Attorney General Neronha, MADD RI, state leaders celebrate passage of DUI lookback legislation Monday, July 15, 2024 Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Rhode Island, state leaders, and community advocates and partners, today highlighted public safety legislation passed in 2024 to extend the “lookback” period for impaired driving offenses from five years to 10 years. ... Read article
Attorney General Neronha seeks to hold owners of Fatima and Roger Williams hospitals in contempt of court over unpaid bills Friday, July 12, 2024 Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Office has filed a motion in Providence County Superior Court seeking to hold Prospect Medical Holdings (Prospect) in contempt for refusing to comply with a recent court decision ordering Prospect Medical Holdings to pay millions in unpaid bills. ... Read article
Attorney General Neronha, DEM Director Gray issue statements following successful effort to shut down operations at Rhode Island Recycled Metals until further notice Friday, July 12, 2024 Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Director Terrence Gray issued the following statements after today’s decision by Providence Superior Court Justice Brian P. Stern granting the State’s request for a temporary restraining order, thereby shutting down Rhode Island Recycled Metals until the Court accepts a plan for RIRM to safely reopen: ... Read article
Attorney General Neronha Statement on Rhode Island Recycled Metals Fire Wednesday, July 10, 2024 Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement regarding today’s fire at Rhode Island Recycled Metals (RIRM) ... Read article
Pawtucket man prohibited from possessing firearms charged with lying on firearm purchase application Wednesday, July 10, 2024 An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. ... Read article
Providence man sentenced to serve consecutive life sentences in state prison for 2021 murder Friday, July 05, 2024 Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve two consecutive life sentences at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for the murder of 38-year-old Jorge Garcia at Roque’s Café in Providence in 2021. ... Read article
Jury finds Providence man guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon Wednesday, July 03, 2024 Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man has been found guilty in Providence County Superior Court for shooting and seriously injuring 42-year-old Junior Rafael Pena Soto following an altercation at an Elmwood Avenue restaurant in Providence. ... Read article
Interim Report of the Providence County Grand Jury (Reported June 28, 2024) Wednesday, July 03, 2024 An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. ... Read article
Interim Report of the Providence County Grand Jury (Reported June 28, 2024) Friday, June 28, 2024 An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. ... Read article
Pawtucket man sentenced to serve 25 years in state prison for multiple counts of child molestation Monday, June 24, 2024 Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Pawtucket man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 25 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to sexually assaulting three female victims under the age of 14 between 2018 and 2021. ... Read article