Former state representative pleads no contest to perjury
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A former state lawmaker acknowledged he lied to investigators about his residency as part of a plea deal with the state, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin said that former state Rep. John Carnevale pleaded no contest to a felony charge of perjury in Providence.
That means Carnevale is no longer eligible to try to recapture his old seat this year. Carnevale, a Democrat, was endorsed by local Democrats in the race for House District 13 over the incumbent, Democratic Rep. Ramon Perez.
Carnevale's name will be removed from the primary ballot, according to the secretary of state's office.