All about connections – a–>b–>c

It appears that Operation Dollar Bill is proceeding along nicely in Rhode Island. Prosecutor Robert Clark Corrente is untangling the web of political corruption in the state. Thus far the only one prosecuted and sentenced as been former Senator John Celona (D) North Providence.

But here’s a list of targets and today that list grew by a few names I’ll add on.

Rhode Island Senate president Joseph A. Montalbano

Senate Finance chairman Stephen D. Alves

Senator and New England Laborers’ administrator Dominick J. Ruggerio

Former Rhode Island Senate President William V. Irons

Former State Senator and Rhode Island Blue Cross & Blue Shield vice president Thomas Lynch

State House banking lobbyist William Farrell

West Warwick, Rhode Island

Lincoln, Rhode Island

CVS Corporation

Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island

Roger Williams Hospital

The Laborers’ Union

And now it gets more interesting. Seems that Rep. Stephen Ucci brought his concerns about the tax break for A. Duie Pyle to Speaker William J. Murphy. So that means Murphy’s assertion that he knew nothing is false.

The other two are Sen. Stephen Alves (D) W. Warwick, chair of the Senate Finance Committee and Rep. Steven Costantino (D) Providence, Chair of the House Finance Committee.

It just goes on and on and on. I think Corrente’s early statement that 7 pols and 7 companies is starting to look like a conservative estimate.

Advertisements