Shekarchi Says About Ethics Complaint: "I Will Deal With This Through the Legal Process and Not the Media"

Shekarchi Says About Ethics Complaint: "I Will Deal With This Through the Legal Process and Not the Media"

Former RI Speaker of the House Joseph Shekarchi has little to say about an ethics complaint filed against him by the former Dean of Roger Williams Law School, Michael Yelnosky. READ THE COMPLAINT BELOW

 

In the complaint, Yelnosky claims Shekarchi's application to serve on the Rhode Island Supreme Court violates the state’s revolving door rule.

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The state law:

In general, the purpose of the revolving door provisions is to prevent government employees and public officials from unfairly profiting from or otherwise trading upon the contacts, associations, and special knowledge that they acquired during their tenure as public servants.      

 

In recent years, Judges Richard Licht and Erin Lynch Prata have moved from governmental positions directly to the bench.

 

In a statement, Shekarchi said to GoLocal, “I am not surprised and I will deal with this through the legal process and not the media.  I will have no further comment until this matter is adjudicated.”