Federal attorney receives ‘cautionary letter’ for failing to disclose homicide warrant to RI judge

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: June 16, 2026

Words: 801

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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A federal prosecutor who didn’t tell a Rhode Island federal judge that a man she was about to release from immigration detention had a homicide warrant active in his native Dominican Republic will not face any disciplinary action.

Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. wrote in a letter Tuesday to Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Bolan that while the omission violated the duty of candor owed to the court, there was no evidence he acted …

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