Tag: Peter F. Neronha
East Greenwich businessman to pay $422K for violating child care assistance...
PROVIDENCE – An East Greenwich business owner has been ordered to pay $422,000 in restitution for defrauding the state’s child care assistance program, Attorney...
Major landlord sued for violating state safety, lead hazard laws
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against a major Rhode Island landlord for violations of state rental, lead...
Ruling clears way for Purdue Pharma to settle opioid claims, protect...
A federal court ruling cleared the way Tuesday for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's settlement of thousands of legal claims over the toll of opioids.
The...
Neronha sues manufacturers of ‘forever chemicals’
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced Thursday that he has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of “forever chemicals,” most commonly...
Do not call: R.I., 48 other states sue telecom company over...
Rhode Island has joined 48 other states in a lawsuit against a company that allegedly initiated and facilitated billions of illegal robocalls to millions...
Providence woman charged with practicing dentistry illegally
PROVIDENCE – A 57-year-old city woman has been charged with practicing dentistry without a license, U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island Peter F. Neronha announced...
McKee, Neronha dispute allows inside look at budget process
A testy dispute between Gov. Daniel J. McKee and Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has spilled into the open in recent months, but some...
Public not served by lingering flap between governor, AG
Gov. Daniel J. McKee and Attorney General Peter F. Neronha are apparently not on speaking terms, most recently due to an ongoing dispute over...
Former Westerly Public Schools employee indicted for sexual assault
PROVIDENCE – A former Westerly Public Schools employee has been indicted on three counts of third-degree sexual assault on a student at the town's...
Former local health organization, CEO sued over alleged Medicaid fraud
PROVIDENCE – U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha and R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced Monday they are intervening in a civil lawsuit originally...


















