PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that on January 13, 2020, a Providence man was sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve five years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after pleading to stabbing a man at a residence in Providence last April.
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Affiliated Monitors, Inc., the independent consultant retained by the Office of Attorney General in 2014 to monitor Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc., Prospect CharterCARE, and the other transacting parties' compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Attorney General's May 16, 2014 Hospital Conversions Act decision approving Prospect's acquisition of Roger Williams Medical Center, Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, St. Joseph Health Center and other entities, has issued its Final Report of Compliance.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Johnston man was sentenced on January 5, 2020 in Newport County Superior Court to serve eight years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after being found guilty earlier this year of breaking and entering a Jamestown home in 2018.
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PROVIDENCE, RI -- The Rhode Island Attorney General's Office and National Grid are once again warning electric and gas customers to be vigilant of potential scammers posing as bill collectors trying to take advantage of them. Over the past week, there has been an increase in reported scam attempts targeting residential and business customers by phone. Both the Attorney General's Office and National Grid want customers to know how to protect themselves.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Charlestown man was sentenced on January 7, 2021 in Washington County Superior Court to serve 12 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after being found guilty of first-degree sexual assault stemming from a 2015 incident involving an 18-year-old female victim.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – At a press conference today, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, joined by Colonel James Manni of the Rhode Island State Police, Providence Public Safety Commissioner Steven Pare and Providence Police Chief Hugh Clements, announced the conclusion of the Office's investigation into a motor vehicle crash involving Providence police officers that took place at the intersection of Elmwood Avenue and Bissell Street in Providence, shortly before 6:00 p.m. on October 18, 2020. As a result of this crash, Jhamal Gonsalves sustained serious bodily injuries.
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The William C. Clifton, Sr. Clerkship Program, named for the distinguished judge who served as the first African American Special Assistant Attorney General, was established in 2019 and is designed to attract talented, underrepresented law students to careers in public service.
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AG announces creation of a dedicated Civil Rights Prosecution Unit to investigate and prosecute hate crimes, police misconduct and excessive use of force cases; issues law enforcement guidance for hate crimes, and recommends Civil Rights Liaisons in police departments
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that on December 3, a Providence woman was ordered to pay $84,106.25 in restitution to her former employer after being sentenced in Providence County Superior Court for Medicaid fraud charges. The charges stem from her role in a scheme to divert Medicaid funds into personal bank accounts owned and controlled by her and several co-defendants.
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