Attorney suspended for gambling addiction

Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly --

A Providence attorney who says he has been battling a gambling addiction has been suspended from practicing law for six months. The state Supreme Court imposed the sanctions on John S. Ciolli, who was given a one-year suspended sentence after pleading no contest in 2007 to three misdemeanor counts of bookmaking. Ciolli has said he became addicted ...

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Subject: Gambling addiction leads to suspensionb [sic] by R.I. Supreme Court
Pub: Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly
Author: Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly Staff

Issue Date: 05/10/2010 Word Count: 3

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Gambling addiction leads to suspensionb by R.I. Supreme Court
by Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly Staff
Dolan Media Newswires

PROVIDENCE, RI -- A Providence attorney who says he has been battling a gambling addiction has been suspended from practicing law for six months.

The state Supreme Court imposed the sanctions on John S. Ciolli, who was given a one-year suspended sentence after pleading no contest in 2007 to three misdemeanor counts of bookmaking.

Ciolli has said he became addicted to betting on sports events and bet large sums of his own money with reputed members of organized crime. He said he is seeking help.

The court said that the suspension was necessary to restore the integrity of the state’s legal community.

The decision is In the Matter of: Ciolli, John S. (Lawyers Weekly No. 60-050-10).