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STATE HOUSE – The Coventry legislative delegation announced today that the Rhode Island State Police have agreed to open an investigation into the Central Coventry Fire District. The legislators requested that the Attorney General investigate the fire district’s handling of its pension fund.
Senator Nicholas D. Kettle, along with Senator Raptakis and Representatives Chippendale, Tomasso, Nunes and Morgan, requested Attorney General Peter Kilmartin begin a criminal investigation into the district’s failure to make its or employees’ payments into the Municipal Employees Retirement System between December 2011 and September 2012.
“The people of the district as well as the fire personnel deserve an answer as to where that money has gone,” Kettle said. “The fire district is currently in receivership and if criminal actions led to the current situation, we need to know.” The district is currently under control of a special master. The delegation also asked Kilmartin to look into a loan the district obtained that was not in anticipation of tax revenue. “I look forward to the results of the state police’s investigation,” Kettle said. “Hopefully this will provide us with some answers.” -30-
For more information, contact:
Katie Haughey Cardoza, Senate Minority Office State House Room 20 Providence, RI 02903 (401) 222-2708 LIKE THIS PAGE? SHARE IT WITH OTHERS
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