Ex-Rhode Island Speaker Fox pleads guilty to federal charges
Source: AP-Excite
By MICHELLE R. SMITH and JENNIFER McDERMOTT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox has pleaded guilty to charges of bribery, wire fraud and filing a false tax return following an investigation that included a dramatic federal raid on the Statehouse.
Fox appeared in federal court Tuesday. The government has recommended a three-year prison sentence.
Fox maintained his composure, but his voice broke when admitting to the conduct and acknowledging he'd likely lose his law license.
Fox acknowledges in court documents he received $52,500 in 2008 to help grant a liquor license to a Providence bar when he served on the city's board of licenses.
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FILE - In this April 30, 2014, file photo, former Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox speaks to reporters on the floor of the House Chamber at the Statehouse in Providence, R.I. Fox has been charged with bribery, wire fraud and filing a false tax return according to court documents unsealed Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Fox is accused of receiving tens of thousands of dollars to help grant a liquor license to a bar near Brown University when he served as vice chairman of the Board of Licenses. The investigation began when the FBI, Internal Revenue Service and state police raided Fox's home and Statehouse office March 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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You almost never hear of that!
