Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Director of Health Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH announced today that the Lifespan/Care New England Hospital Conversions Act (HCA) application has been deemed complete and accepted for review.
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that the Statewide Grand Jury returned a four-count indictment charging a South Kingstown man with sexually assaulting a 46-year-old female victim in 2018.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Pawtucket man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve eight years the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) following a joint investigation by the Office of the Attorney General and the Providence Police Department into illegal firearms and drug trafficking in the greater Providence area.
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Third indictment stemming from Attorney General’s comprehensive review of clergy child sexual abuse allegations
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that the Statewide Grand Jury has returned an 11-count indictment charging a former priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence with sexually assaulting a male victim under the age of 14 between 1989 and 1990, following an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General and the Rhode Island State Police.
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Preliminary agreement to remove obstructions and initiate site improvements on Lee’s Wharf will reestablish public shoreline access in downtown Newport
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Office of the Attorney General (RIAG), Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC), the City of Newport (City), and Howard Wharf LP have reached a preliminary agreement to restore access to an obstructed public right of way on Lee’s Wharf in downtown Newport. The preliminary agreement will reestablish public access to the Lee’s Wharf right of way and provide site improvements for the public to enjoy.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that three men were recently sentenced in Providence County Superior Court in separate cases, stemming from their arrests in 2020 by the Providence Police Department while in possession of illegal pistols and large capacity magazines.
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