Robert Clark Corrente
Robert Clark Corrente (born in North Providence, Rhode Island) was the United States Attorney for the state of Rhode Island.
Early career
Corrente graduated from
U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island
In May 2004, Corrente was nominated by President George W. Bush to fill the United States Attorney position left vacant by Margaret E. Curran the year before. He was confirmed by the United States Senate two months later.[2]
A year before Corrente took office, allegation emerged that Rhode Island State Senator John Celona had accepted money and gifts from
Celona's cooperation with authorities led to a number of investigations into corruption, including within Rhode Island's state government and several corporations based in Rhode Island. In fact, Corrente announced that the office was pursuing 14 active investigations of seven politicians and seven corporations for corruption schemes similar to that of the Celona case.
Corrente resigned as U. S. Attorney on June 26, 2009, and joined the private law firm Burns & Levinson.[9] Before he left office, Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee said he recommended Corrente for an open position on the bench of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.[10]
Notes and references
- ^ Rhode Island United States Attorney's Office official biography
- ^ White House Presidential Nomination
- ^ Katherine Gregg (2003-12-24). "R.I. to probe legislators who work as consultants". The Providence Journal.
- ^ "U.S. Attorney brings fraud charges against Celona". The Providence Journal. 2005-06-27.
- ^ a b c Mike Stanton (2007-02-01). "Trio sentenced to jail". The Providence Journal.
- ^ "USA TODAY - Breaking News and Latest News Today".
- ^ "Celona1 02 01 07 5Q46TUR.1a85fce.HTML".
- ^ Stanton (2007-01-19). "2 CVS officials charged with conspiracy, bribery". The Providence Journal.
- ^ Mulvaney, Katie (June 23, 2009). "R.I. U.S. Attorney Corrente to join Burns & Levinson". Providence Journal. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ^ Scott MacKay (2007-01-20). "Chafee's choice for federal judge rankles his onetime friend". The Providence Journal.