NAACP Providence president charged with campaign finance violations

Nancy Lavin

01/26/2023

GERARD CATALA, former Providence City Council candidate and the president of the Providence NAACP, was arraigned Thursday on two charges of failing to file campaign finance reports during election season last year. / PBN FILE PHOTO

PROVIDENCE – A former Providence City Council candidate and newly elected president of the city’s chapter of the NAACP has been charged with violating state campaign finance laws, according to the R.I. Office of the Attorney General and R.I. State Police. Gerard Catala, 44, was arraigned Thursday on two charges of failing to file campaign…

Register to keep reading or subscribe today and receive unlimited access.
Already a Subscriber?

If you have already logged in and are still seeing this message, please refresh the page as your browser is caching the old content.

Want to share this story? Click Here to purchase a link that allows anyone to read it on any device whether or not they are a subscriber.