Judge Caprio Facing Questions From Providence City Council
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Judge Caprio Facing Questions From Providence City Council
The letter was addressed to Providence City Solicitor Jeffrey Dana.
"I am reaching out on behalf of Council President Miller to request assistance from your office in clarifying questions that have arisen surrounding the Providence Municipal Court. Specifically, we would ask for your assistance with the following:
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST1. Clarification on the relationship between the City of Providence and the television show “Caught in Providence.” This would include any authorization from the City for the show to be filmed, as well as any other formal written agreements that may exist regarding the filming of the program.
2. A review of State, Local, and Judicial ethics regulations as they apply to Chief Judge Caprio’s relationship with “Caught in Providence.”
As you are aware, the City Council is responsible for the appointment of the Judges of the Municipal Court and the Council President is hoping to have clarification on these matters before asking the Council to make any decision on the future of the court."
Latest for Judge -- Claimed He Lives in Providence, Admitted He Registered His Cars in Narragansett
In 2015, GoLocal reported:
Frank Caprio, the Chief of Providence’s Municipal Court, registers six luxury cars to his home in Narragansett at a fraction of the tax payments of registering them in Providence where he claims to live.
The six vehicles include: two Mercedes, two Lincolns, and Infinity G37 and a Toyota Highlander and all of the vehicles are late model.
Combined, Caprio’s vehicles are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars and by registering them in Narragansett versus his claimed home in Providence he has saved tens of thousands of dollars.
A GoLocalProv investigation in 2013 by Stephen Beale showed that among Rhode Island cities and towns, Providence had the highest tax rate, with a rate of $60 per $1000, and a $1000 exemption.
Narragansett was $16.42 per $1000, with a $6000 exemption.
Caprio told GoLocalProv in an interview that he lives in Providence on Vinton Street, while owning multiple other properties, including a $1.7 million residence in Narragansett.
What is clear is that the former Chairman of the Board of Higher Education for Rhode Island registers the fleet of vehicles elsewhere besides the state's capital city where he is registered to vote.