NEW: RI Ethics Commission Finds Probable Cause That Lally Violated Revolving Door Law

NEW: RI Ethics Commission Finds Probable Cause That Lally Violated Revolving Door Law

The Rhode Island Ethics Commission on Tuesday found probable cause that former Rhode Island State Representative Donald Lally violated state revolving door provisions, when Governor Gina Raimondo appointed him to the Department of Business Regulation less than a year after leaving office.

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Members of the General Assembly are prohibited from taking state employment within one year of leaving office.

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Jason Grammitt, Staff Attorney for the Ethics Commission, provided the following statement on Tuesday:

The Ethics Commission found probable cause that Mr. Lally violated the revolving door provisions of the Code of Ethics.  Note that this is only a preliminary step in the case, and is not a finding of violation.

The next step, barring any settlement of the matter, will be to schedule and hold an adjudicative hearing (an administrative trial) before the Ethics Commission, which would be in open session.

Lally resigned from the House in March 2015, and resigned from his position at DBR a little over a year later in April 2016.