Beacon Mutual Part of R.I. Bribery Probe

A top-ranking union official who appeared before a federal grand jury last week was questioned in connection with an investigation of Rhode-Island based-Beacon Mutual Insurance Co., the Providence Journal reported.The grand jury on Thursday took testimony from George Nee, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO Thursday, in a case that prosecutors are calling "Operation Dollar Bill" – a probe of bribery allegations involving the Rhode Island General Assembly.Nee was a member of the governing board of Beacon, the state's largest workers' compensation carrier, along with Rhode Island Po...