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State of Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha ,

Press Releases

Interim Report of the Statewide Grand Jury (Reported February 27, 2023)

An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Julian John (age 22) Yonkers, NY N1-2023-0084A On February 27, 2023, the Statewide Grand Jury returned a secret indictment charging Julian John with one count of first degree sexual assault. The alleged act occurred in the city of Newport sometime on December 5, 2021. The Newport Police Department conducted the investigation. On March 7, 2022, the secret indictment was unsealed, and the defendant was arraigned in Newport County Superior Court. The defendant is scheduled for a pretrial conference in Newport County Superior Court on May 12, 2023. ...

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Interim Report of the Providence County Grand Jury (Reported March 3, 2023)

An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Peterson Ramirez (age 36) Woonsocket, RI P1-23-0657A On March 3, 2023, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Peterson Ramirez with two counts of first-degree child molestation, one count of first-degree sexual assault, and two counts of conspiracy to commit first-degree child molestation and first-degree sexual assault with co-defendant Crystal Ramirez. The alleged acts occurred in the city of Woonsocket on diverse dates between January 1, 2018, and January 1, 2022. The Woonsocket Police Department conducted the investigation. The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on March 22, 2023, in Providence County Superior Court. ...

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Providence man sentenced to 13 years in state prison for fentanyl and cocaine trafficking, insurance fraud

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 13 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to drug trafficking and insurance fraud charges stemming from a 2019 Rhode Island State Police (RISP) wiretap investigation, known as “Operation Heat.” ...

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Interim Report of the Statewide Grand Jury (Reported March 1, 2023)

An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Michael Wheelock (age 26) Warwick, RI K1-2023-0145A On March 1, 2023, the Statewide Grandy Jury returned an indictment charging Michael Wheelock with one count of first-degree child molestation and one count of second-degree child molestation. The alleged acts occurred in the city of Warwick sometime between July 1, 2015 and October 31, 2015. The Rhode Island State Police and Cranston Police Department conducted the investigation. The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on March 24, 2023, in Kent County Superior Court. ...

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Cranston drug dealer who possessed illegal gun and large-capacity magazine sentenced to 15 years in state prison

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Cranston man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 15 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to various drug and weapons charges stemming from a 2022 investigation by the Rhode Island State Police (RISP) High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force and the Cranston Police Department. ...

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