Complaint alleges violations of R.I. environmental laws stemming from multiple instances of partially treated sewage entering Blackstone River within the past 12 months
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Director Terry Gray announced today they have filed a civil complaint in Providence County Superior Court against the City of Woonsocket, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., and Synagro Woonsocket, LLC, alleging violations of Rhode Island’s environmental laws, stemming from their operation of the Woonsocket Wastewater Treatment Facility in such a way that partially treated sewage has been intermittently discharged into the Blackstone River.
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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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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve six years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to illegally possessing a semi-automatic handgun following his arrest by the Providence Police Department in 2022.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a West Warwick man has been found guilty in Kent County Superior Court of two counts of first-degree child molestation against a female victim under the age of 14 between 2006 and 2008.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 12 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for his role in the multi-defendant sexual assault of an incapacitated 16-year-old female victim in 2019.
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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, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve 10 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to shooting a 32-year-old male victim in Providence in 2017.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Office has taken enforcement action against a Rhode Island man who held himself out as a contractor despite not having the proper registration or licenses for the work he agreed to perform, and initially pocketed $15,000 from a Rhode Island consumer.
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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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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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