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August 22, 2006

Ethics Commission declines to investigate Lynch

PROVIDENCE -- The state Ethics Commission today declined to launch a full-scale investigation into Attorney General Patrick Lynch's acceptance of campaign money from a lawyer for DuPont Co. when he was negotiating to drop DuPont from a lawsuit potentially worth billions.

Commissioners dismissed a complaint brought by Lynch's challenger in the November election, Commission Chairman James Lynch said. He did not discuss the commissioners' reasoning. Lynch is not related to the attorney general.

Patrick Lynch, a Democrat, has said he did nothing wrong and the complaint was politically motivated. The complaint alleging conflict of interest and influence peddling was filed by Bill Harsch, a Republican.

Lynch praised today's decision.

"I firmly believe that, in time, this agreement will be seen as what it truly is -- a historic jumpstart toward abating all of Rhode Island’s existing and potential lead hazards."

-- The Associated Press

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