Posted by Wayne G. Barber
Former House Speaker Gordon D. Fox heads to federal prison camp Tuesday July,7,2015 to
begin serving three years for accepting a $52,500 bribe and stealing $109,000 in
campaign contributions.
He will be surrendering to federal authorities and will serve his
time in a minimum security facility in Pennsylvania, according to federal
authorities. He will have inmate number 09914-070.
Fox's husband, Marcus LaFond, said Monday outside their 146 King
Philip Road house that Fox would not be commenting to the press prior to his
surrender before 2 p.m. Tuesday. "He's given enough to the people of the state,"
Lafond said.
The Cape Cod-style house in the tightly populated neighborhood off
North Broadway appeared quiet except for the barking of two dogs. Fox purchased
the home in January for $170,000, tax assessor records show.
Once arguably the most powerful politician in Rhode Island and the
first gay, black House Speaker, Fox in March pleaded guilty to bribery, wire
fraud and tax evasion. Fox, 53, admitted taking $52,500 in bribes from the
owners of the Shark Sushi Bar & Grill on Thayer Street, looting a campaign
fund of $109,000 and then covering his actions by filing false campaign finance
reports.
In sentencing Fox to three years in prison in June, U.S. District
Court Judge Mary M. Lisi accepted the terms of a plea agreement reached between
Fox, his lawyer, former House Speaker William J. Murphy, and state and federal
prosecutors.
The long-time East Side Democrat was first elected in 1992 and rose
to House majority leader in 2002. In 2010, he became the nation’s first openly
gay House speaker. He resigned in March 2014.
Source: Providence Journal
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