Law enforcement officials in Rhode Island are looking into the conduct of two longtime Providence police officers shown on video smashing a handcuffed man’s face into the pavement over the weekend.… MORE
Tag Archives: Attorney General Peter Neronha
Former Rhode Island priest indicted on sex abuse charge
A former Roman Catholic priest who served at several Rhode Island parishes has been indicted on a charge of sexually assaulting a juvenile about 40 years ago, the state attorney general’s office said Monday.… MORE
Probe shows DMV head had no knowledge of prostitution at his property
Division of Motor Vehicles had any criminal liability in “commercial sexual activity” at a building in Cranston that Walter “Bud” Craddock and his wife owned.… MORE
Rhode Island settles with gas companies in pollution lawsuit
Rhode Island will get $15 million through a settlement with major oil and gas companies that allegedly polluted the state’s soil and groundwater with a gasoline additive, the attorney general announced Monday.… MORE
Officials call for investigations into soaring gas prices
Rhode Island’s Attorney General is asking the public to show him any potential cases of gasoline price gouging in the wake of the surge in prices for gasoline and heating oil, and the Massachusetts secretary of state is calling on that state’s attorney general to investigate the soaring price at the pump.… MORE
Ex-priest indicted as attorney general reviews abuse claims
A third former priest has been indicted in Rhode Island as part of the state attorney general’s ongoing review of allegations of sexual abuse by clergy.… MORE
AG: Contractors failed to properly pay workers OT wages
The owners of an asbestos remediation company failed to properly pay their workers overtime for work performed at a Rhode Island middle school, prosecutors said in court Tuesday.… MORE
Appeals are mounting in Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement
Objections to a historic settlement with Purdue Pharma are mounting in the form of appeals, with Rhode Island’s attorney general saying Wednesday the plan doesn’t hold the OxyContin maker or its owners accountable for its role in sparking the opioid crisis.… MORE
McKee asks AG to probe his chief of staff
Governor Dan McKee is asking the state’s attorney general to conduct an independent investigation into his chief of staff’s actions involving property in Cumberland. … MORE
Body cam footage released from teens’ violent arrests
Police body-cam footage from the July 9 arrest of three teenagers that led to disciplinary action against two Providence officers has been released by police. … MORE
