Cranston police captain wants his day in court on defamation suit
Cranston police captain wants his day in court on defamation suit PROVIDENCE — A Cranston police captain wants a jury to hear his allegations that he was defamed by a TV news report implicating him as a key player in the now-infamous Ticketgate scandal. In 2014, Capt. Russell Henry sued WJAR-TV investigative reporter Jim Taricani; WJAR's news director at the time, Christopher Lanni; and Media General Operating Inc., then the owner of the station, after a news story aired naming him as one of the people who ordered a ticketing blitz following a City Council finance committee’s rejection o...
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