Relatives of five members of the N.C. Legislative Black Caucus received scholarships from its nonprofit foundation in 2005 and 2006.
According to a statement issued this afternoon by caucus chair Rep. Alma Adams, roughly $5,400 in scholarships given in those two academic years went to relatives of legislators.
"To the best of the Foundation's knowledge, the scholarship funds benefited students with financial and academic promise, and there was no intention to improperly benefit a legislator," she wrote.
In 2007, the Foundation gave out more than $12,000 in scholarships, none of which went to legislators' relatives, according to the release.
The foundation is reviewing its process for awarding scholarships. Scholarships went to the granddaughter of Rep. Earline Parmon, the son of Rep. Larry Womble and the daughter of Rep. Jean Farmer-Butterfield.
It is not known who the other two recipients are.
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