A judge says a criminal conviction is not necessary to revoke or reduce a pension.

A lawyer for Providence Mayor David Cicilline is asking a judge to hold a new hearing on the partial pension awarded to a former city official convicted of corruption.

A judge is taking up the pension case of a former Providence official convicted of corruption.

Mayor David Cicilline can contest the awarding of a pension to a former city official convicted of attempted extortion and other crimes.

Providence Mayor David Cicilline says he’s changing the way pensions are awarded.