http://www.riag.ri.govTue, 12 May 2009 09:15:03 GMTDepartment of the Attorney General - Press Releasesen-usrihelp@nicusa.comMon, 04 May 2009 21:00:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch and Warwick, RI, Police Chief Stephen M. McCartney announced that they will file an arrest warrant today against 23-year-old Philip Markoff DOB: 2-12-86, a second-year medical student at Boston University, for an April 16 late-night attempted robbery that...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8809Fri, 01 May 2009 21:00:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch and RI Director of Health David R. Gifford, MD, MPH, announced today that they have accepted for review the application for an affiliation between St. Joseph Health Services of Rhode Island and the Roger Williams Medical Center. Staff of both the Attorney General's ...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8808Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:00:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch today issued the following statement concerning Senior U.S. District Court Judge Ronald R. Lagueux's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Child Advocate Jametta O. Alston and others alleging that the state's child welfare system is underfunded, understaffed, and...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8807Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:00:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch released the following statement concerning the lawsuit brought by the Moderate Party of Rhode Island with the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union that was before U.S. District Court Judge William Smith today. Attorney General Lynch...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8806Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:00:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch issued the following statement concerning today's sentencing of James D. Proulx by Associate Justice Gilbert V. Indeglia in Providence County Superior Court. On March 31, a jury acquitted Proulx of one count of felony assault in connection with a June 2007...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8805Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:45:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch issued the following statement today concerning the uncertain future facing Twin River, the greyhound park and slot parlor in Lincoln that is one of Rhode Island's biggest sources of revenue: "While I have not been privy to the discussions regarding the future...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8804Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:45:00 GMTDuring ceremonies at 12:30 PM tomorrow, Wednesday, April 29th, to commemorate the 29th anniversary of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch will recognize three individuals and a victims' support group for their work in the field of victims' rights. The public...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8803Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:30:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch today urged Rhode Island consumers not to provide personal information to callers who claim to be selling extended auto warranties. Lynch said that this scam, being perpetrated nationally, has become more prevalent in this area recently, with his Office's...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8738Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:30:00 GMTIn response to the dozens of media inquiries his office is continuing to receive concerning the incident, Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch issued the following comment regarding the status of the investigation into the April 16 attack at a Warwick, RI, hotel: "My office is proud to be assisting ...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8737Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:30:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch today said this year's Earth Day is truly cause for celebration, occurring as it does in a year that marks a restructured Environmental Protection Agency EPA under the Obama administration. Lynch, who has filed lawsuits necessary to protect the environment and ...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8739Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:30:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch issued the following comment concerning an incident that occurred at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel in Warwick, RI, last Thursday, Apr. 16: "We've consulted at length with the Warwick Police Department, which, through excellent work, has developed promising...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8736Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:30:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch issued the following comment concerning today's ruling by the RI Supreme Court rejecting Derick Hazard's appeal from the denial of his application for post-conviction relief. Hazard was convicted of the first-degree murder of David Andrews in July 1998. The Supreme ...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8735Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:30:00 GMTIn Providence County Superior Court today, Kendell "Buck" Bliss, 18 DOB: 6/19/90, formerly of 57 Berkshire Street, Providence, pleaded guilty to the Aug. 16, 2008, murder of 19-year-old Leonardo Manzano in Providence's North End. Bliss entered his plea before Associate Justice Robert D. Krause,...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8734Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:15:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch issued the following statement concerning a Providence County Superior Court jury's conviction of Julie Robat, age 33 of North Providence, on one count of second-degree murder in the October 2006 killing of her newborn daughter. In order to prove a case of...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8733Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:00:00 GMTPlease note: An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. The U.S. Constitution guarantees that a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. No Indictment Returned The Statewide Grand Jury has completed its investigation into the...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8743Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:00:00 GMTPlease note: An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. The U.S. Constitution guarantees that a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. David Leite, DOB: 11/6/76 33 Ormond Street, 3rd Floor Woonsocket, RI P1/2009-1113A The...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8742Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:00:00 GMTPlease note: An indictment, information, or complaint is merely an allegation. The U.S. Constitution guarantees that a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law. Thomas Tully, DOB: 8/19/58 111 George Street Johnston, RI K1-2009-0194A The Kent County...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8741Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:30:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch issued the following statement concerning a Providence County Superior Court jury's conviction of Nicholas Gianquitti on charges of second-degree murder and discharging a firearm while committing a crime of violence resulting in the May 2008 death of Gianquitti's...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8555Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:15:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch today said that this morning's ruling by the United States Supreme Court that cost-benefit analysis is not prohibited by the Clean Water Act provision governing cooling water intake structures will allow the Environmental Protection Agency EPA to decide whether...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8732Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:15:00 GMTAttorney General Patrick C. Lynch issued the following statement concerning the Providence County Superior Court jury's acquittal of James D. Proulx this afternoon on one count of felony assault in connection with a June 2007 confrontation in downtown Providence that left off-duty State Trooper...http://www.ri.gov/press/view/8551