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« Photo: Remembering the victims of 9/11 | Today | Update: Suspect in hit-and-run held without bail/ Photo » September 11, 2007Alert: Montalbano settles ethics case for $12,000PROVIDENCE -- Resolving months of legal back and forth, state Senate President Joseph Montalbano today settled the ethics case against him for a $12,000 civil penalty. Under that, the state Ethics Commission this morning dismissed two of the eight charges against him. It is the third highest settlement in the Ethics Commission's history. Montalbano will also drop his lawsuit against the commission in Superior Court. Montalbano was accused of engaging in a conflict of interest by voting to put a casino proposal before voters while he was profiting from legal work for the town of West Warwick involving real estate neighboring the proposed casino site. Commission prosecutor Dianne Leyden said the commission's staff agreed to dismiss the two counts because of difficulty in proving that Montalbano received a direct financial gain from his votes in favor of a resolution to put a proposed casino on the ballot. -- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney, with reports from Journal staff writer Bruce Landis Posted by Mike McKinney CommentsAnthony M | September 11, 2007 12:07 PM link He's a lucky SOB. What happened to his pledge to challenge the Ethics Committee's authority to charge him with any violation. I hope the voters in his district exercise their rights the next election and send him a message of disapproval. He deserves our wrath. Phil Edwardo | September 11, 2007 12:47 PM link You've got to be kidding me! $12,000?!? Someone should bring the so-called Ethics Commission up on charges of incompetence. This is why the rest of the country laughs at RIers. We tolerate this BS. Peter | September 11, 2007 12:48 PM link HE IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY AT THE STATE HOUSE WHO ENGAGES IN THESE UNETHICAL BEHAVIORS WHICH THEY PERSONALLY PROFIT FROM. THAT IS WHY THEY RUN FOR OFFICE IN THE FIRST PLACE. RELO | September 11, 2007 12:50 PM link Another guilty and corrupt Rhode Island official THAT GETS TO STAY in his office. Beyond shame. No wonder Rhode Island is the laughing stock of the nation. Jon | September 11, 2007 1:28 PM link Don't worry folks, he'll be re-elected, along with the rest of his legislative mafia. Definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over again while expecting different results. B | September 11, 2007 4:02 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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Typical Rhode Island... None of us should be surprised about any of this!