(Cumberland, RI) -- Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee's chief of staff who is under investigation is resigning from a part-time job. Anthony Silva has informed the mayor of Cumberland about his decision to step down as deputy director of emergency management. McKee has asked the state attorney general to look into whether Silva tried to unfairly influence development of a family-owned parcel in Cumberland which was opposed by the town because the property was on wetlands. According to a report from The Providence Journal, Silva was appointed to the emergency management position in 2007 after he had retired as Cumberland police chief and while McKee was the town's mayor.
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