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38 Studios Investigation

This information pertains to the investigation into 38 Studios by the Rhode Island State Police. State law exempts the release of certain personal information that could reasonably be expected to be an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or could disclose information furnished on a confidential basis. There are remaining records that cannot be released because they were part of the grand jury investigation. These records are protected by state law, which prohibits their disclosure.

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State police release documents in 38 Studios investigation

The Rhode Island State Police on Thursday released records from its investigation into 38 Studios.

The documents were posted on the state police website. They detail the timeline in 38 Studios dealings with the state of Rhode Island, and include accounts and transcripts of interviews with dozens of legislators and others involved.

38 Studios, a video game company owned by Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, moved from Massachusetts to Rhode Island in 2010 in exchange for a $75 million loan guarantee. It went bankrupt in June 2012.

The investigative report indicates that state police and the FBI opened their investigation on June 7, 2012, the same day 38 Studios filed for bankruptcy.

The years-long criminal investigation did not result in any charges.

The investigative report names attorney Michael Corso as a "suspect". It does not include a transcript or account of any interview with Corso.
Corso was paid to represent 38 Studios to help in their dealings with Rhode Island. Detectives asked several witnesses about his involvement.

Contacted on Thursday, Corso's attorney reiterated that state and federal investigators have determined "there was no evidence of criminal activity after a thorough four-year criminal investigation... {Corso} has never been named as a defendant... because no wrongdoing was committed by him."

In the documents, detectives conclude, "The majority of the House of Representatives believed that important information regarding 38 Studios was withheld from them... which may have affected their vote concerning the Jobs Creation Guarantee Program." The bulk of the $125 million jobs guarantee program went to 38 Studios, not to smaller companies as lawmakers said they were led to believe.

According to his witness statement, current House Speaker Nick Mattiello, who was Majority Leader at the time the loan guarantee was passed, said, "I knew nothing about it. My very strong belief is that nobody in the House chamber knew anything about 38 Studios specifically except… I mean absent rumor here or there… if you forced me to guess, which I probably shouldn’t be doing, but I would say… you know, the former Speaker… and {House Finance Chairman} Steve Costantino."

The document release did not include statements from some key figures who were lawmakers at the time, including former House Speaker Gordon Fox. Fox is currently serving a federal prison sentence on an unrelated corruption charge.

Investigators include a "Contact Report" describing their conversation with Schilling. "Schilling stated that at no time during the process of meeting Rhode Island officials...did anyone ask him for a bribe, or suggest he pay one...", it said.

Investigators also say Schilling told them that Former House Speaker William Murphy wanted to be a lobbyist for 38 Studios... and was very upset when Schilling didn't hire him.

Murphy told NBC 10 political reporter Bill Rappleye, that's “absolutely untrue. I was never part of any discussion about 38 Studios coming to the state of Rhode Island.”

State police said any records that were part of the grand jury investigation cannot be released because they are protected by state law, which prohibits their disclosure.

The state House of Representatives has approved legislation seeking the release of the grand jury records, which would require a judge's approval.
A hearing on Governor Gina Raimondo's motion to release those records, originally scheduled for Thursday, was postponed to March 31.

NBC 10's Katie Davis, Bill Rappleye and Patricia Resende, as well as the Associated Press, contributed to this report.
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