Assistant Attorney General Who “Embarrassed” Office Gets 6 Months Unpaid Leave

Assistant Attorney General Who “Embarrassed” Office Gets 6 Months Unpaid Leave

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha is giving Devon [Flanagan] Hogan a six-month leave after her incident on Thursday, August 14, at the Clark Cooke House.

GoLocal broke the video of the incident in which Hogan berated Newport Police a week ago, on Monday.

The video then went global.

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Neronha has made public statements that Hogan embarrassed the Attorney General’s office and her colleagues. 

She is now on six months' unpaid leave.

The video has been picked up by hundreds of news organizations around the globe and has been seen by an estimated 100 million.

 

 

 

 

Second Major Incident Under Neronha

This is the second prosecutor to have had a disciplinary issue.

In July of 2022, GoLocal unveiled that another prosecutor in Neronha’s office was pulled over and charged with suspicion of driving under the influence and refusal to submit to a breathalyzer test.

“The Attorney General takes these allegations extremely seriously. The Office has a zero-tolerance policy for drunk and impaired driving by its employees,” said Brian Hodge, then the spokesperson for Neronha’s office.

That prosecutor was Special Assistant Attorney General Edward Mullaney, who resigned and was later rehired by Neronha.

Not only was Mullaney rehired, but he also received a raise.

In the year prior to being charged and resigning, Mullaney earned total compensation of $90,894.69, according to state records. Mullaney's pay was bumped to $116,814.10 — a 28% pay increase.

At the time of his arrest, Barrington Police said Mullaney was slurring his speech and confused about which town he was driving in.

Ultimately, Mullaney pleaded guilty to a civil violation and was sentenced to a 30-day license suspension. He was also required for four months to use an ignition interlock system, an alcohol education program, DWI treatment, and 10 hours of community service.