词条 | Operation Plunder Dome |
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Operation Plunder Dome was the codename of an undercover investigation by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation into corruption within the government of the City of Providence, Rhode Island. The operation first became public when the FBI executed a search warrant on Providence City Hall on April 28, 1999. The investigations that followed ultimately led to the indictment and subsequent conviction on federal criminal charges against a number of city officials including the 2002 indictment of then-Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci, Jr..[1][2][3] Frank Corrente (R) Chief of Administration for Providence, was found guilty of extortion and bribery and sentenced to 56 months in prison.[4] {{US federal public corruption law}}References1. ^https://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/07/us/a-sentence-for-corruption-ends-an-era-in-providence.html {{Crime-stub}}2. ^[https://ballotpedia.org/Operation_Plunder_Dome] 3. ^[https://www.apnews.com] | June 24, 2002 | Timeline of Operation Plunder Dome | The Associated Press |[https://www.apnews.com/4147811f5fff47d1a946d9d1563b8531] 4. ^[https://www.wpri.com] | December 15, 2017 | Convicted Plunder Dome figure gets to keep partial pension | Tim White | [https://www.wpri.com/news/crime/convicted-plunder-dome-figure-gets-to-keep-partial-pension/1082460422] 3 : FBI operations|History of Rhode Island|Political corruption investigations in the United States |
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