A long-running investigation found that Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee 'personally and directly intervened' in the awarding of state contract to the ILO Group but…
The investigation concluded Gov. Dan McKee's actions did not violate the state’s bribery and campaign finance laws — read the report belowA long-running investigation found Tuesday that the Rhode Island governor “personally and directly intervened” in the awarding of a multimillion-dollar state contract but that his actions were not criminal.
The allegation was that Democratic Gov. Dan McKee steered the federally funded state contract to the company in exchange for a politically connected firm, Chiefs of Change, paying a political affairs firm to provide services to the governor. The report concluded that both allegations were true based on the evidence and “cannot be seriously disputed.”
"Failure to abide by state procurement regulations is not in and of itself a criminal offense," the report continued. “Likewise, that an official action may have been influenced or informed by personal relationships does not violate state criminal law. At the end of the day, to bring a criminal bribery case this Office needs clear evidence, beyond inferences and suppositions.”
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