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R.I. Gen. Laws § 11-7-9 (2026)

Corruption of sports participant or official

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Whoever corrupts or attempts to corrupt a player, coach, manager, trainer, umpire, referee, or other person engaged in playing, arranging, staging, officiating at, or promoting any amateur or professional athletic game or contest or jai alai match to be played or held within the state of Rhode Island, or who corrupts or attempts to corrupt any owner, trainer, groom, jockey, racing official, or other person in any manner engaged in or connected with the running, officiating at or promoting any horse race or dog race run or to be run within the state of Rhode Island by giving, offering, or promising any gift or gratuity whatever, directly or indirectly, with intent to improperly influence the conduct of the person in the playing, running, or carrying out of any athletic game or contest or jai alai match or any horse race, or officiating at the game or contest, whether the offer, promise, gift, or gratuity is made at or away from the playing field, boxing or ice arena, race course or fronton, or other place where the athletic game, contest, or horse race is scheduled to take place with intent to improperly influence the conduct of the person in connection with the proper playing or promoting of the athletic game or contest or jai alai match or officiating at the game, contest or match, or the proper running or promoting of any horse race or dog race or officiating at any horse or dog race, shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment of not more than seven (7) years, or both.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1976–2015 · leading case: State v. John Whiting, 115 A.3d 956 (R.I. 2015).
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State v. John Whiting, 115 A.3d 956 (R.I. 2015). · cites it 2× “The underlying substantive offense, G.L.1956 § 11-7-9 “Corruption of sports participant or official,” carried a maximum sentence of two years imprisonment or a fíne of $1,000.”
State v. MacArelli, 375 A.2d 944 (R.I. 1977). “” An application of this statute to the underlying substantive offense of the conspiracy (§11-7-9 — corruption of sports participant or official) with which Macarelli was charged would yield a maximum sentence of 2 years or a fine of $1,000.”
State v. Ciulla, 351 A.2d 580 (R.I. 1976). “1956 (1969 Reenactment) §11-7-9 where the statute makes it a crime “to corrupt any owner, trainer, groom, jockey, racing official” or any person engaged in or connected in any manner with running, promoting or officiating at a horserace.”
State v. Tassone, 417 A.2d 323 (R.I. 1980). · cites it 2× “1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11-7-9. Tassone was sentenced, as the other defendants had been earlier, to serve five years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI).”
State v. Tassone, 431 A.2d 1217 (R.I. 1981). · cites it 2× “” *1218 On September 18, 1973, defendant was convicted of conspiring to corrupt horse trainers in violation of General Laws 1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11-7-9, 1 and he was sentenced to a term of five years pursuant to General Laws 1956 (1969 Reenactment) § 11 — 1—1.”
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