FBI Files - The Patriarca Papers - Entry 28 (Patriarca Paid Off Gov Notte With Money and Women)
Monday, February 15, 2016
Raymond Patriarca flooded RI Governor John Notte with money and women in exchange for lax law enforcement by the RI State Police according to FBI files.
Documents in Patriarca’s FBI file unveil further details on the relationship between Notte and the New England crime boss.
Previous documents reported that Patriarca funneled substantial donations to Notte and that the Governor had instructed the RI State Police not to raid Patriarca’s illegal gambling activities.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTBut, this week’s documents unveil that Patriarca was setting up Notte with women in motels for sex. Additional financial twists were also unveiled.
Further concerns were voiced by Patriarca about the implications of John Chafee taking the Governor’s office in 1963.
Chafee beat Notte by less than 400 votes in the 1962 election.
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