In the second significant case of illegal firearms dealing this month, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Statewide Grand Jury returned an indictment charging five Providence men with 38 felony counts, stemming from allegations that they ran a straw-purchasing scheme to sell 89 illegal handguns in Rhode Island between June 2019 and August 2020.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Pawtucket man was sentenced yesterday in Kent County Superior Court to serve four years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to possessing an illegal firearm while on probation from a previous conviction.
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The Attorney General will testify before the Senate Labor Committee tonight in support of his proposed legislation to strengthen protections for Rhode Island workers
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a North Providence man was sentenced last week in Providence County Superior Court to serve nine years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to drug distribution charges stemming from a long-term, Court-authorized wiretap investigation into incidents of drug trafficking and violent crime by the Rhode Island State Police High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) task force and the Office of Attorney General.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Cranston man was sentenced last week in Providence Superior Court to serve eight and a half years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement today following the order filed by the Rhode Island Supreme Court in Champlin's Realty Associates v. the Coastal Resources Management Council:
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Barrington man was sentenced today in 6th Division District Court to 18 months of probation, community service, and racial sensitivity training after being found guilty last week of one count each of simple assault and disorderly conduct, stemming from an altercation with his next-door neighbor in Barrington on August 3, 2020.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging a Boston man, already serving multiple life sentences at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for a 2009 double murder in Providence, with 10 felony counts stemming from the 2011 murder of Steven Latimer in the city of Providence.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that his office has petitioned the Rhode Island Supreme Court to intervene in Champlin's Realty Associates v. the Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), a case that affects the State's coastal resources and the regulatory process designed to protect them. By participating in this case, the Attorney General seeks to protect Rhode Island's unique coastal environment and ensure that the CRMC follows the legal requirements necessary to a democratic process before approving Champlin's bid to expand its marina.
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