RI Mafia: The transition of power

Former AG Arlene Violent gives fascinating insight

Updated: Tuesday, 10 Nov 2009, 3:26 PM EST
Published : Friday, 21 Nov 2008, 3:41 PM EST

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Target 12 Investigator Tim White sits down with Eyewitness News Analyst and former RI Attorney General Arlene Violet.

Violet served as the state’s top prosecutor at a critical time in the Patriarca crime family: a major shift in power.

After the passing of Godfather Raymond L.S. Patriarca, his son "Junior" Patriarca took over. Violet reflects on this tumultuous time and gives us a fascinating insight into prosecuting the mob in their heyday.
 

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Raymond J. Patriarca, Jr.

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Raymond Patriarca, Sr.

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Arlene Violet was RI Attorney General during a power shift in the Patriarca crime family.

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