Why the Manafort/Gates prosecutions might drag Tad Devine in,

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36. As an aside on Cianci

He was and still is beloved in Providence. It was always this bizarre thing to me how this guy did such terrible crap and was still beloved. I think it was because of the things he did to help improve the city, and many folks were just willing to turn a blind eye.

I thought that he used a cigar instead of a cigarette on the guy, but you’re probably correct. I do know it was in the basement of his restaurant on Federal Hill and a arranged by some of his bodyguards who were off duty police officers.

When he died, I saw people at work literally in tears over the news of his death. It was like the pope had died or something...in our house it was a gigantic meh and we were sadder that he’d no longer be the spokesperson for our favorite maranara sauce, lol.

Thanks for sharing that info on Devine