By the time the State Board of Elections began a hearing about Rep. Thomas Wright, it had a reputation.
Within the previous year the board had put former Speaker Jim Black on the path to federal prison and fined former Rep. Mary McAllister $15,000 for problems with her campaign finances.
There were plenty of big revelations in the hearing of Wright, a Wilmington Democrat and ally of Black. The board found that Wright spent more than $200,000 in campaign contributions for personal use.
The board unearthed a phony nonprofit that then bought a building in Wilmington. The organization persuaded a state official to falsely tell the sellers the purchase would be supported by a state grant.
Wright refused to testify in his elections board hearing, invoking his right against self-incrimination.
By the time the board was done, it was pretty clear that Wright was caught.
The ensuing criminal investigation landed Wright in state prison where he is serving up to eight years for fraud and obstruction of justice.
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Re: Board uncovered Wright scheme
Janet, 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.
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