Mo(o)re staffers involved?


Were other staffers in Richard Moore's office using state computers for political work?

Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue's office said so last night. And WUNC reporter Laura Leslie found some interesting evidence in the e-mails.

As Leslie pointed out on her Hunter's Tavern blog, one of the e-mails has a news story attached that appears to have been forwarded by Sara Y. Lang, communications director in the Treasurer's office.

She asked if Lang knew the mysterious Cliff Bennett, and Lang responded "We're looking into it."

With all due respect, what sort of "looking into" does this involve? Either it is her personal email address, or it isn't — in which case, there's another Sara Y. Lang out there who knows "Cliff Bennett" (see below) and is involved in NC politics.

In Lang's defense, the e-mail was sent from an AOL account, and not an official e-mail account.

In addition, Perdue's office pointed out that the public records were requested to be sent to 907 1/2 West Lenoir St. in Raleigh — which is listed as the address of Moore campaign staffer Tom Keating on a 2006 campaign finance report.

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