The Nation - News from April 19, 1985
A Rhode Island judicial ethics panel levied formal charges against the state’s top judge after investigating his acknowledged ties to reputed organized crime figures and convicted felons. The Commission on Judicial Tenure and Discipline announced it had voted unanimously to launch proceedings against Supreme Court Chief Justice Joseph A. Bevilacqua. The charges themselves are secret. If convicted, Bevilacqua could face penalties ranging from censure to impeachment.
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