The State Board of Elections will convene hearings into the campaign finance activities of former Gov. Mike Easley.
The stakes for Easley will be high. Over the last decade, the board has established itself as a first step in corruption investigations. The board's hearings helped lead to the downfall of an Agriculture Commissioner, House member and House Speaker.
1998: Hog farmers and Republican House leaders
2002: Meg Scott Phipps
2006: Jim Black
2007: Mary McAllister
2007: Thomas Wright
2009: Mike Easley
Look for plenty of coverage, analysis, pictures and video next week here at Dome, at newsobserver.com and on the new Investigations blog, which launches Sunday. This weekend watch for stories in The News & Observer.
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Re: A history of elections hearings
October 24, 2009 - 7:00am — BitterEXdemocratOk, so the SBOE is 'hearing' all about Sleazely 'campaign'...
WHEN will the FEDS be bringing SEWERGATE charges? Finally, TOXIC democrackkks in NC are being uncovered!
I think I know who water warrior is, and NC will be indebted to her for bringing all this to the top. HOW will the complicit people in all this be able to continue to live in ENC? How embarrassed will their families be? Its going to be shocking when Hunt AND Perdue are indicted too.
Re: A history of elections hearings
October 23, 2009 - 6:41pm — GiggleBoxwater_warrior will be here, and highly toxic in his commentary. No pun intended.
So...
None of this matters?
Next?
Re: A history of elections hearings
October 23, 2009 - 6:38pm — water_warriorThe NC BoE Easley investigation is the equivalent to the Keystone Cops giving Easley a parking ticket while he’s driving a stolen car w/ the front, back seat, & trunk overloaded w/ dead bodies from toxic water.
Millions of NC citizens, soldiers, Marines, & their families who are sick & dying from toxic water want Gov’s Hunt, Easley, & Perdue indicted by Federal authorities for obstruction of justice & misappropriation of Clean Water Trust Funds in the “Sewergate” & the BRAC Scams.
Gov’s Hunt, Easley, & Perdue cover-up of “Sewergate” includes the PCS Mine running an illegal toxic waste dump that has contaminated the Castle Hayne Aquifer which is killing Marines & family members & over permitting & importation of out of state municipal sludge to dilute medical waste like Lab Corp & Burlington which is killing people from the VA to Fort Bragg.
Millions want justice for ‘Sewergate,’ the largest corruption scandal & cover-up in US history.
Re: A history of elections hearings
October 23, 2009 - 6:37pm — water_warriorJanet, Sorry I missed you when I dropped the Freedom of Information Request to Nick Bryne for details of all the investments of the NC State Employees Trust Fund and details of all the “Sewergate” General Statutes 162 Water and Sewer notices of mismanagement & misappropriations of Clean Water Trust Funds, like Bay River & Western Bay River Sewer.
You seem to be focusing only on going forward with what is left of the NC State Employee’s Trust Fund rather than concentrating on the over 20 missing $20 billion dollars. Waterfront Sportsman Wall Street & Finance Expert estimates the NC State Employee Trust Fund to now less than $40 billion.
Your staff seemed to be having a hard time finding the docs. As soon as you give them up, WFS will let you know where the missing 20 billion went.
Try Sara Lang, at Walter Daltons 919-733-0098 lt.gov@nc.gov. She probably took them with her, like Dare O’Conner took the Bay River Sewer File from Les Merritt’s to Larry Leake’s.
waterfrontsportsman.biz
Re: A history of elections hearings
October 23, 2009 - 3:25pm — water_warriorJanet, Sorry I missed you when I dropped the Freedom of Information Request to Nick Bryne for details of all the investments of the NC State Employees Trust Fund and details of all the “Sewergate” General Statutes 162 Water and Sewer notices of mismanagement & misappropriations of Clean Water Trust Funds, like Bay River & Western Bay River Sewer.
You seem to be focusing only on going forward with what is left of the NC State Employee’s Trust Fund rather than concentrating on the over 20 missing $20 billion dollars. Waterfront Sportsman Wall Street & Finance Expert estimates the NC State Employee Trust Fund to now less than $40 billion.
Your staff seemed to be having a hard time finding the docs. As soon as you give them up, WFS will let you know where the missing 20 billion went.
Try Sara Lang, at Walter Daltons 919-733-0098 lt.gov@nc.gov. She probably took them with her, like Dare O’Conner took the Bay River Sewer File from Les Merritt’s to Larry Leake’s.
waterfrontsportsman.biz
And who can forget ...
October 23, 2009 - 3:01pm — James_Protzmanthe SBOE's so-called handling of the Pope-Morgan Slugfest.