An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Guillermo Ortiz (age 28)
Pawtucket, RI
P1-2023-0462A
On February 10, 2023, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Guillermo Ortiz with one count of first-degree child molestation and one count of second-degree child molestation.
The alleged acts occurred in the city of Pawtucket on diverse dates between December 12, 2019, and July 18, 2022. The Pawtucket Police Department conducted the investigation.
The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on March 1, 2023, in Providence County Superior Court.
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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
David Lainez (age 20)
Providence, RI
P1-2023-0448A
On February 3, 2023, the Providence County Grandy Jury returned an indictment charging David Lainez with one count of first-degree sexual assault and one count of simple assault.
The alleged acts occurred in the city of Providence on diverse dates between June 16, 2022, and September 12, 2022. The Providence Police Department conducted the investigation.
The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on February 22, 2023, in Providence County Superior Court.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Central Falls Police Chief Anthony Roberson announced that a former Iowa man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve five-years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to his role in a firearms trafficking scheme involving the straw purchase of several firearms in Rhode Island.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Office, following enforcement action, has halted a deceptive scheme that scammed more than 1,000 Rhode Island businesses and non-profit organizations and secured full restitution for those affected.
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An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Noah Moore (age 24)
Providence, RI
P1-2023-0277A
On January 20, 2023, the Providence County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Noah Moore with one count of first-degree sexual assault and one count of assault with a device similar to a firearm.
The alleged acts occurred in the city of Providence sometime on May 24, 2022. The Providence Police Department conducted the investigation.
The defendant is scheduled to be arraigned on February 8, 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 found guilty in Providence County Superior Court for the murder of a Smithfield man, 31-year-old Nikolas DiPanni, in 2021.
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Two North Providence police officers indicted for embezzlement and tax fraud
An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Statewide Grand Jury has returned indictments charging one current and one former member of the North Providence Police Department with multiple felony counts, including embezzlement and filing false tax returns. The charges stem from an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General and the United States Department of Labor, Office of the Inspector General and Office of Labor Management Standards, into alleged embezzlement of funds of North Providence Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Office has reached settlement agreements with the owners of four lead contaminated properties located in Providence and Burrillville. The enforcement actions provide for the abatement and remediation of lead contamination at the sites and assess penalties that total more than $700,000 in value.
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Former city council candidate Gerard Catala charged with violating state campaign finance law
An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Colonel Darnell S. Weaver announced today former Providence city council candidate Gerard Catala has been charged with violating state campaign finance laws.
On January 26, 2023, Gerard Catala (age 44) was arraigned by a Justice of the Peace at the Rhode Island State Police barracks on two charges of failing to file campaign finance reports as required by state law. Mr. Catala will be re-arraigned in Sixth Division District Court on Tuesday, January 31.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Woonsocket man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to life in prison after pleading to the murder of 43-year-old Erika Belcourt in Woonsocket in 2020.
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