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

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Two sentenced for roles in 2016 murder of Warwick man

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that Andrew Soben (age 22, West Warwick) and Jake Cabral (age 22, Warwick) pleaded nolo contendere to charges yesterday and were sentenced to the ACI for their roles in the 2016 murder of Michael Rogers. ...

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Providence Man Pleads to DUI Charges in Crash That Caused Death of 29-Year-Old Motorist

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that on March 28, Brian Torres (age 26), of Providence, pleaded nolo contendere before Providence County Superior Court Magistrate Richard D. Raspallo to charges of driving under the influence, death and personal injury resulting, stemming from a 2018 automobile crash that claimed the life of a 29-year-old man and seriously injured another. ...

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Treasurer Magaziner, Attorney General Neronha Join Legislators to Introduce Student Loan Bill of Rights Legislation

PROVIDENCE, RI - - Rhode Island Treasurer Seth Magaziner and Attorney General Peter Neronha today joined Senator Dawn Euer (D- Dist. 13, Jamestown, Newport) and Representative Joseph McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston), along with Brenda Dann-Messier, Commissioner of Postsecondary Education, and Liz Tanner, Director of the Department of Business Regulation, to introduce legislation that will help protect Rhode Islanders from deceptive student loan practices by introducing new consumer protections for student loan borrowers and establishing oversight of student loan servicers operating in the State. ...

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Massachusetts man sentenced to 40 years for manslaughter

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that Alexander Dejesus (age 25), of Chicopee, was sentenced yesterday before Superior Court Justice Robert D. Krause to 40 years after pleading guilty to one count of manslaughter and one count of carrying a pistol without a license. The charges stem from a 2016 incident that claimed the life of Dylan Contreras. ...

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Providence man sentenced to life for murder

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that Fredi Lopez (age 35) was sentenced yesterday before Superior Court Justice Joseph A. Montalbano to a life sentence at the ACI after pleading guilty to a charge of second-degree murder, stemming from a 2016 incident that claimed the life of Andres Arguijo Acosta. Lopez had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on January 2, 2019. ...

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Cumberland Man Found Guilty of Child Molestation

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that Kunwar Chadha (age 53) of Cumberland was found guilty yesterday by a Providence Superior Court jury of two counts of second-degree child molestation. The jury returned the verdict after a 5-day trial presided over by Superior Court Justice Netti C. Vogel. ...

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Brian Audette sentenced to life for murder charge

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that Brian Audette (age 49) was sentenced yesterday before Superior Court Justice Joseph A. Montalbano to a life sentence at the Adult Correctional Institution after pleading nolo contendere to a charge of second-degree murder stemming from a 2013 incident that claimed the life of Donna Pike. ...

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Jared Rogers sentenced to life for murder

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that Jared Rogers (age 23) was sentenced earlier today before Superior Court Justice Daniel A. Procaccini to a life sentence at the Adult Correctional Institution after pleading nolo contendere to charges of second-degree murder, assault with intent to commit murder, and two counts of conspiracy stemming from a 2016 incident that claimed the life of his nephew and injured his brother. ...

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Two Individuals Plead to Benefit Fraud

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today criminal dispositions in a worker's compensation and unemployment insurance benefit fraud totaling more than $39,000 in court-ordered restitution. ...

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