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FBI raids RI lawmaker's office
WPRI.com ^ | Nov 9, 2011 | Nancy Krause

Posted on 11/10/2011 4:36:49 PM PST by KeyLargo

FBI raids RI lawmaker's office Sources: Rep. under investigation for fraud

Updated: Thursday, 10 Nov 2011, 6:02 AM EST Published : Wednesday, 09 Nov 2011, 3:30 PM EST

* By Nancy Krause

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Federal investigators spent Wednesday bringing out boxes from the Providence office of Rep. John J. McCauley during an afternoon raid.

According to Jim Martin from the US Attorney's Office in Providence, agents were executing a search warrant at McCauley & L'Europa Public Insurance Adjusters.

Law enforcement sources told Eyewitness News McCauley, deputy speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, was under investigation for alleged insurance fraud.

Law men and women spent about an hour at the location Wednesday, removing multiple computers and more than a dozen brown boxes.

Sources also said a federal grand jury is hearing testimony on this case this week.

According to our newspartners at The Providence Journal , McCauley's business partner - William L'Europa - watched the raid but did not speak.

A task force of Providence Police, RI State Police, FBI and ATF are involved in the probe.

McCauley was hospitalized Saturday night. Sources said McCauley had learned of the investigation that day.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Rhode Island
KEYWORDS: corrupt; democrat; fraud; mcauley; ratcorruption
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John J. McCauley, Jr. (Democrat- District 1, Providence)
1 posted on 11/10/2011 4:36:53 PM PST by KeyLargo
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To: KeyLargo

As soon as I saw no party affiliation listed in the first or second paragraph I knew it had to be a ‘rat


2 posted on 11/10/2011 4:39:25 PM PST by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: KeyLargo

Why does the article not say what party he is apart of?
I know the answer. Liberal Bias.


3 posted on 11/10/2011 4:40:31 PM PST by tennmountainman
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To: tennmountainman

Why does the article not say what party he is apart of?
I know the answer. Liberal Bias.

U R correct.


4 posted on 11/10/2011 4:42:19 PM PST by KeyLargo
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

That was my reaction too.


5 posted on 11/10/2011 4:50:02 PM PST by Buck-I-Guy
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
Current Rhode Island Elected Representatives

John J. Mccauley, Jr. - D

Federal agents investigate lawmaker's business

Friends of state Rep. John McCauley say he's been distraught over news that his company is being investigated by federal agents.

6 posted on 11/10/2011 4:50:22 PM PST by KeyLargo
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To: KeyLargo

should the feds not be raiding the white house right now seeing as they are in violation of the subpoena?


7 posted on 11/10/2011 4:55:23 PM PST by manc (Marriage is between one man and one woman. I HATE OUR BIAS LIBERAL CORRUPT MEDIA)
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To: tennmountainman

see my tagline.

I really do hate our corrupt, bias, pro homosexual, pro cross dressing liberal media.

Zero’s numbers would be half of what they are if we had a free and fair press.
It is a disgrace how this crap we call the media get away with all of this and I do hope that an investigation will be done once we get power to see how these bias turds worked with the white house.


8 posted on 11/10/2011 4:57:12 PM PST by manc (Marriage is between one man and one woman. I HATE OUR BIAS LIBERAL CORRUPT MEDIA)
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To: KeyLargo

Not true.... They say he’s a Rep.:

“the Providence office of Rep. John J. McCauley...”


9 posted on 11/10/2011 5:01:15 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: KeyLargo

“McCauley was hospitalized Saturday night. Sources said McCauley had learned of the investigation that day.”

Seems like an admission of guilt.


10 posted on 11/10/2011 5:03:26 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Check out his website.

Pics of him celebrating Cesar Chavez day. No lie.


11 posted on 11/10/2011 5:10:04 PM PST by jra
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To: Brilliant
i believe that stands for Representative... and it the public thinks it means Republican, so much the better for the RATS
12 posted on 11/10/2011 5:27:38 PM PST by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: KeyLargo

This dude is a democrat. If he were a Repub, the story would have shouted it out. Since he is a Dem, the political affiliation isn’t mentioned - it isn’t important, dunchaknow? Smirk.


13 posted on 11/10/2011 5:28:45 PM PST by BAW (No Romney.)
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To: Chode

You can bet it was not unintentional, though.


14 posted on 11/10/2011 5:29:44 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: Brilliant

As if someone in his position wouldn’t be totally stressed out if this happened and he were innocent.


15 posted on 11/10/2011 5:31:02 PM PST by Erasmus (I love "The Raven," but then what do I know? I'm just a poetaster.)
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To: KeyLargo

As there is no mention by the MSM in the headline, or first paragraphs, or anywhere in the story regarding his party, and no democrats being quoted that this person represents the entire party he belongs to, I know 100% he’s a democrat.

Thanks for the hypocritical constant consistency, MSM.


16 posted on 11/10/2011 5:33:41 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Brilliant
damn straight... intentional as hell
17 posted on 11/10/2011 5:40:31 PM PST by Chode (American Hedonist - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

That was exactly my conclusion. Amazing how nearly all media do the same thing; apparently thinking that the reader is too stupid to know their game.


18 posted on 11/10/2011 5:40:47 PM PST by onemiddleamerican (FUBO and all your terrorist buddies)
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To: KeyLargo

Had to google RI web site for the state government to find out the rat bas***d is a Dem!


19 posted on 11/10/2011 5:47:39 PM PST by cpa4you (CPA4YOU)
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To: tennmountainman
Read the whole thing and knew it had to be a dem no where did it give his party affiliation.
20 posted on 11/10/2011 7:12:52 PM PST by onthegulf
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