N.C. GOP seeks Perdue records

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on August 12, 2008 - 10:13am.
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The N.C. Republican Party wants to see what public records exist that might link Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue to two campaign contributors involved in a corruption scandal.

Party officials said today they're filing a request for public records from Perdue's office. Among other things, they're looking for communication between the office and four individuals, including Barry Lee Green and Ricky Wright, David Ingram reports.

The two campaign contributors were investors in an ethanol company that is at the center of a bribery scheme. Boyce Allen Hudson, a former state official, has said he made a deal with the ethanol company in which he would help with the environmental permitting process in exchange for $100,000 cash and a consulting contract worth almost $100,000.

Hudson was sentenced last week to three years in federal prison. Republicans said they want records related to him, too.

Perdue is the Democratic nominee for N.C. governor. Last week, her campaign returned two contributions from Green and Wright.

Green and Wright have not been accused of wrongdoing.

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Re: N.C. GOP seeks Perdue records

Submitted by tangoz on August 12, 2008 - 5:53pm.

Hey the "legit' media will still help her and we know all about those millions of dollars being poured into the state against McCrory and Perdue. These liberal left wing(527's) would support corrupt democrats over honest Republicans any day.

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Re: N.C. GOP seeks Perdue records

Submitted by concerned53 on August 12, 2008 - 2:58pm.

That's interesting that Bev returned contributions from Green & Wright (my hunch is the contributions were a lot more than the $200 that she criticized Mayor McCrory for receiving from a contributor) even though they have not yet been accused of any wrongdoing.

I would imagine that Bev knows more than anyone about the payoffs and that she is trying to distance herself from them, including deleting email and keeping busy at the shredder.

But corrupt politicians can't cover all of their tracks in today's eWorld. Maybe the FBI ought to get involved because we sure can't trust anyone in NC to uncover her improprieties. I can't wait to learn what her role was!

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