Operation Plunder Dome
Operation Plunder Domewas an undercover investigation by theFederal Bureau of Investigationintopolitical corruptionwithin the government of the City ofProvidence, Rhode Island.
The operation first became public when the FBI executed asearch warranton 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-MayorBuddy Cianci.[1][2][3]
Frank Corrente, Chief of Administration for Providence, was found guilty of extortion and bribery and sentenced to 56 months in prison.[4]During the case, an investigative reporter forWJAR,Jim Taricani,refused to reveal who leaked a surveillance tape to him. He was convicted of criminal contempt of court on November 18, 2004, and sentenced on December 9, 2004 to six months of home confinement.[5]
References[edit]
- ^Belluck, Pam (7 September 2002)."A Sentence for Corruption Ends an Era in Providence".The New York Times.Archived fromthe originalon October 10, 2023.
- ^"Operation Plunder Dome culminated in conviction of Buddy Cianci".May 16, 2024. Archived fromthe originalon May 20, 2024.
- ^[1]| June 24, 2002 | Timeline of Operation Plunder Dome | The Associated Press |[2]
- ^[3]| December 15, 2017 | Convicted Plunder Dome figure gets to keep partial pension | Tim White |[4]
- ^Albano, Jonathan (7 February 2005)."NMU (12/9/2004): Taricani ordered confined to home on criminal contempt charge".Archived fromthe originalon 2005-02-07.Retrieved23 June2019.
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