New Oversight Chair Dropping Investigation of 38 Studios; AG Says End is in Sight
Monday’s must-read, the Political Scene, in the Providence Journal includes the news that
Rep. Patricia Serpa, the newly appointed chair-woman of the House Oversight Committee, says the days of the panel digging into the lingering mysteries of the 38 Studios debacle are over.
“I am going to pivot. I don’t want to regurgitate any more information about 38 Studios or election lines and voting lines,” …
It is disturbing and bad for Rhode Island that Chairwoman Serpa, presumably at the request of Speaker Mattiello, doesn’t want to expose the events and money trail that put state taxpayers on the hook for $89 million (minus some modest settlements in the civil cases).
In related news, Attorney General Peter Kilmartin tells GoLocalProv that
… the end of the 38 Studios investigation is in sight.
“I believe the state police are close to a wrap up,” said Kilmartin, though he said he couldn’t provide a specific time frame. “And we will see how that investigation ends up.”
The $89 million question there is, did the Attorney General allow a comprehensive investigation of all important aspects of the 38 Studios, including where all of the money, especially the fees paid to Gordon Fox’s crony Michael Corso, ended up? Or did he keep the focus on a side issue or two to avoid getting the full picture of what led up to this debacle, a comprehensive look that might cause embarrassment to and even criminal charges against friends currently or formerly in power?
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