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October 12, 2007

Ex-House leader to face corruption charge today

PROVIDENCE -- A former state lawmaker is expected to appear in court to face corruption charges.

Former House Majority Leader Gerard Martineau is scheduled to be arraigned in U.S. District Court in Providence. He has signed an agreement promising that he will eventually plead guilty to mail fraud charges in exchange for a reduced sentence.

Federal prosecutors charged him as part of a wide-ranging probe into State House corruption called "Operation Dollar Bill."

Martineau is accused of selling bags to a health insurer and a pharmacy company and then using his position at the State House to benefit them. In particular, prosecutors say he worked to defeat a bill that both companies opposed.

-- The Associated Press

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