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Edward D. DiPrete

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Edward DiPrete (born July 8, 1934), U.S. Republican Party politician, He served as Governor of Rhode Island from 1985 to 1991, and was defeated for reelection by former federal prosecutor Bruce Sundlun in 1990. Prior to becoming Governor, he served as Mayor of Cranston, Rhode Island from 1978 to 1985. In December 1998, he pleaded guilty to state charges of bribery, extortion, and racketeering and was sentenced to a year in prison after he admitted accepting $250,000 in exchange for state contracts during his term as Governor.

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