THE STORYof the CASE AGAINST
EDWARD DIPRETE
PROLOGUE | ABOUT THE REPORT | REACT TO THIS STORYEDWARD DIPRETE
By MIKE STANTON, TRACY BRETON,
DAVID HERZOG, AND
W. ZACHARY MALINOWSKI
Staff writers of The Providence Journal
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PART 1
Published Sunday, Aug. 9, 1998
Chapter 1  THE SOLDIER Fugitive banker's dealings with state draw investigators to DiPrete's circle |
Chapter 2 THE PARADE Architects and engineers swear they paid to get state contracts |
| Chapter 3 LIKE BIRDS With DiPrete's election, Cranston friend moves in on courthouse renovation |
Chapter 4 DENNIS DiPRETE Insiders portray governor's son as wheeler-dealer in state contracts |
| Chapter 5 BIG MEN ON CAMPUS Contractor's catalog of payoffs includes rigging of expansion job at URI library |
Chapter 6 TWINS Rodney Brusini secretly talks with prosecutors while still employed at Edward DiPrete's firm |
| Chapter 7 JOE'S TURN From Cranston City Hall to the State House, Brusini says, DiPrete's man 'knew the drill' |
Chapter 8 EASY COME, EASY GO Brusini's accounts of cash, and trash, bolster his hope to escape prosecution |
PART 2
Published Sunday, Aug. 16, 1998
| Chapter 9 MILLION-DOLLAR DEFENSE In response to sweeping indictments, DiPrete camp prepares for war |
Chapter 10 BRAIN AND BRAWN New AG puts tough crime fighter on state's case against the DiPretes |
| Chapter 11 TURBULENCE DiPrete prosecutor's career advances despite discipline by Supreme Court |
Chapter 12 THIRTY MORE BOXES DiPretes' defense lawyers suspect prosecutors may be holding back evidence |
| Chapter 13 CLOBBERED DiPretes' lawyers expose details of state's perjury bargain with Brusini |
Chapter 14 STROKE OF A PEN DiPrete case falters as judge declares wrongdoing by prosecutors |
| Chapter 15 TEACHINGS Through turmoil and tragedy, the state's case moves ahead |
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