Warrants have been issued for the co-owners of a Texas-based construction company after they failed to appear for their arraignment in Sixth Division District Court on charges stemming from alleged wage theft from their employees.
Warrants for Obed Rodriguez (age 43) and Irene Rodriguez (age 39), the owners of JJC Remodeling LLC, based in Dallas, Texas, were issued by District Court Judge Elaine T. Bucci on February 26, 2020. The pair face multiple charges related to the alleged wage theft from their employees after an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General and the joint efforts of the Department of Labor and Training (DLT).
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Remaining two defendants indicted by grand jury
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that six of the eight defendants charged in connection to the June 30, 2019 homicide of Stephen Cabral pleaded guilty in Providence County Superior Court and were sentenced on December 27, 2019, January 2, 2020, and January 9, 2020. Superior Court Magistrate Richard Raspallo sentenced defendants accordingly:
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that Howard Watson (age 61), of Pawtucket, pleaded guilty on September 5, 2019 in Providence County Superior Court to two felony counts and was sentenced to 25 years at the ACI for the July 31, 2017 murder of Mackenzie Irons in Providence.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that Victor Rodriguez (age 36), of Central Falls, pleaded nolo contendere on August 29, 2019, in Providence County Superior Court to two felony counts and was sentenced to 16 years at the ACI for committing multiple acts of sexual violence involving two juvenile victims.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that Joel Loarca (age 17), of Providence, pleaded guilty to five criminal counts and was given a life sentence plus an additional 10 years to serve at the ACI for the 2018 murder of 15-year-old William Parsons outside of the Providence Career and Technical Academy (PCTA).
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today announced that as a result of a bipartisan, public/private coalition of 51 attorneys general and 11 phone companies he has joined, the phone companies have agreed to adopt eight principles to fight illegal robocalls.
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Earlier today, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, joined by Colonel James M. Manni of the Rhode Island State Police and Colonel Daniel J. Barzykowski of the Central Falls Police Department, provided an update on the status of the investigation into the incident that took place at the Wyatt Detention Center last week.
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