Rhode Island political twitter was set abuzz Monday evening amid reports that House Finance Chairman Ray Gallison will resign from office on Tuesday morning due a joint State Police, FBI, Federal Grand Jury probe.
CONFIRMED: House Finance Committee Chairman Rep. Ray Gallison, D-Bristol, to resign tomorrow, multiple sources say. Updated story coming.
— Ted Nesi (@TedNesi) May 3, 2016
Federal probe forces powerful RI rep Raymond Gallison to resignation, say sources@NBC10 @NBC10_ITeam https://t.co/2mUkm3YVRz
— Parker Gavigan (@NBC10_Parker) May 3, 2016
.@NBC10_Parker reports Rep Ray Gallison’s anticipated resignation linked to “collaborative” state police/FBI/federal grand jury probe.
— katherine gregg (@kathyprojo) May 3, 2016
NBC 10 reports that the probe is linked to prostitution.
Katherine Gregg of the Providence Journal tweeted that Newport Representative Marvin Abney is poised to take the reins of the House Finance Committee.
Speculation on Rep. Marvin Abney of Newport as top candidate to take the reins of the House Finance Committee, at a critical time.
— katherine gregg (@kathyprojo) May 3, 2016
This news comes less than a year after former House Speaker Gordon Fox started serving a three-year sentence for bribery, wire fraud and filing false tax returns.
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