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Apr 6, 2023 · Katherine Gregg. The Providence Journal. 0:05. 1:38. PROVIDENCE — On the Friday he returned from a one-day trip to Philadelphia, Department of Administration Director James Thorsen went directly...
- Resignation of RI's property management director effective ...
The Providence Journal. 0:04. 1:38. PROVIDENCE — David...
- McKee official misconduct email released. What it says
The email centers on the actions of David Patten, the...
- Resignation of RI's property management director effective ...
Jun 15, 2023 · The Providence Journal. 0:04. 1:38. PROVIDENCE — David Patten, the high-ranked state official accused of misconduct during during a March 10 trip to Philadelphia to vet a state contractor, has...
- Katherine Gregg
- Political/State House Reporter
Jun 15, 2023 · PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Embattled state director David Patten submitted his resignation Thursday amid mounting pressure after he faced accusations of behaving badly on a business trip to...
- Email: Philadelphia Trip Sparked Outrage from Nearly Everyone They Met
- Thorsen's Role in Trip Also Drew Criticism
- Patten's Lawyer Responds: Actions The Result of Mental-Health Event
- Who Is David Patten?
- Email Release Comes After Journal, WPRI Appeal
Among the "bizarre" events attributed to Patten specifically before and during the site visit to a completed Scout redevelopment project, the former BOK vocational school in Philadelphia: 1. "A text received at midnight (12:01AM) the night before their visit saying 'Please have French coffee (with milk and sugar) and the best croissant in Philadelp...
Thorsen did not escape criticism. According to the Scout email, "Thorsen allowed this behavior to continue to happen, even after we pulled him aside to make note that this needed to stop. We are not sure if this was intended to try to force our hand to walk away from the project – but we are disgusted and shocked by these actions." It is not clear ...
"He is certainly not going to hide from this," Patten's lawyer, Lynch, told The Journal. "Unfortunately the events that unfolded in Philadelphia were the result of a mental-health event characterized by mental-health professionals as an acute stress event that had built up over time." "Over the past three years, Mr. Patten has lost his sister, his ...
Before his move to the Department of Administration, Patten was the vice president of business affairs at the Community College of Rhode Island.
On Wednesday, Attorney General Peter Neronha's office ordered the McKee administration to make the email public within five days. "Disclosure of the email could be very damaging to the reputation of the employees who are the subject of the email," Assistant Attorney General Katherine Sadeck wrote in a response Wednesday to appeals filed by The Prov...
- Katherine Gregg
- Political/State House Reporter
Jun 14, 2023 · “Please have fresh coffee (with milk and sugar) and the best croissant in Philadelphia ready for me upon arrival,” the official, David Patten, the director of the Rhode Island Division of...
Jun 15, 2023 · PROVIDENCE — David Patten, the state official accused of making a series of racist, sexist comments during a business trip to Philadelphia, resigned Thursday evening.
Jun 16, 2023 · David Patten, the Rhode Island state official who exhibited “ bizarre, offensive, and unprofessional ” behavior during a March visit to the Bok Building, submitted a letter of resignation on Thursday, effective at the end of June.
