The Scoop: Candidate Levies Corruption Charge Against Taveras

Wednesday, October 02, 2013

Anthony Faccenda, The Scoop

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Sionni Puts Taveras and City Council on Notice

Providence City Council candidate Anthony Sionni is incensed over what he believes to be corruption in Providence, and he isn’t afraid to name names.

“As far as I am concerned many (but not all) City Council members walk around with a "For Sale" sign on their backs,” Sionni told GoLocal in regard to news that Providence Mayor Angel Taveras has nominated David Igliozzi to the Providence Housing Court to replace Jorge Elorza, who is running for mayor of Providence.

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“I am upset with the politics-as-usual, vote buying that goes on at City Hall every day and I am going to call them out on it. Councilman John Igliozzi made it clear that he did not support the property tax increase included in the Mayor’s budget but then did an about face and voted in favor of it. Shortly after that rumors began to surface that he sold his vote to the Mayor to get a job for his brother in the City Solicitor's office. A few days after the budget passed and David Igliozzi was hired by the city. Then more rumors began to surface that the deal included making David Igliozzi a housing court judge. That has also come to pass and I am calling on the City Council to vote this nomination down.”

“This is a corrupt deal and I am going to shine the brightest light I can on it,” added Sionni. “The taxpayers are being bled dry so Mayor Taveras can look like the hero that saved Providence and the Igliozzi family gets another paycheck and more influence to trade. It has to stop.”

In order to prevent Igliozzi’s appointment, Sionni is calling on Providence residents to contact their city council members to voice their displeasure. In fact, Sionni has listed the names and email addresses for each Providence City Council member on his Facebook page.

David Igliozzi, is a former state senator who ran an unsuccessful campaign for Providence mayor in 2002. John Igliozzi, his brother, is a long-time member of the City Council, representing Silver Lake since 1997.

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