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A Rhode Island lawmaker has been accused of stealing the proceeds from a life insurance policy on his friend's dead daughter.
State Rep Leo Medina, who has a history of legal woes, allegedly offered to help his pal cash in on his share of a $31,000 share of a policy on his on his 32-year-old daughter, who died of heart failure in May 2007.
But cops say that he directed $3000 to an attorney and pocketed the remaining $28,000, of which it's believed, he spent $24,000
Of course he denies taking the money, telling The Providence Democrat the charge was "extortion" and claiming relates to a simple and non-criminal disagreement over money and "will be gone" in 30 days.
