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Speaker of the House Joe Shekarchi is the subject of an investigation by the Rhode Island Ethics Commission. The Commission voted 5-0 to move forward with investigating the complaint filed by the Rhode Island State GOP Chair.
Former Rhode Island Speaker of the House Gordon Fox — who went to prison in 2015 — is an upcoming speaker with the State Legislative Leaders Foundation (SLLF). GoLocalProv.com reports.
More recently rhode island politics have been born with a stain of public corruption. the former mayor of providence, buddy cianci was forced out of office after being indicted for assault. then he won re-election only to be forced out again when he was found guilty of racketeering. around the same time, former governor edward deprett pled guilty to charges of bribery and extortion and spent time in jail. last month, state house speaker gordon fox was forced to resign after state and federal investigators raided his home and office. his second in command took over. >> i'd like to thank speaker...