PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello has called on the state police and attorney general’s office to release all the information they have about the state’s failed $75 million deal with 38 Studios, the video game company started by former Red Sox player Curt Schilling.
Attorney General Peter Kilmartin and State Police Col. Steven O’Donnell announced on Friday that there would be no criminal charges following a yearslong investigation. They released an eight-page report that summarized what happened, but gave no new information.
Mattiello released a statement on Monday saying “I called upon the State Police and the Attorney General to release any and all information pertaining to 38 Studios. The taxpayers have a right to the complete story.”
O’Donnell says he agrees the public has a right to know, but that the investigation remains open and authorities must abide by laws and rules that govern grand juries.
In response to Mattiello’s call for the information to be released, WPRO received a statement from the Attorney General’s office. “As was stated in last week’s joint 38 Studios report, this remains an open, albeit currently inactive investigation. Release of documents could jeopardize the integrity of the investigation should new information come to light that would warrant it to be reactivated. The law and Court rules prohibit the Attorney General and the Rhode Island State Police from releasing grand jury proceedings. This request appears to be a political reaction, not a legal reaction.”
