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Easley "go to guy" Ruffin Poole indicted on 51 counts of corruption
Raleigh News & Observer ^
| January 21, 2010
Posted on 01/21/2010 1:47:32 PM PST by MitchellC
A federal grand jury today charged Ruffin Poole, counsel and close aide to former Gov. Mike Easley, with 51 counts of corruption.
The 64-page indictment alleges that Poole, 37, of Raleigh, taking action in exchange for illegal inducements.
It is the first indictment issued in a lengthy federal probe surrounding Easley, who was governor from 2001 until last January.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: easley; mikeeasley; ncdp; ruffinpoole
51? Let's see if Easley himself can beat that...
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posted on
01/21/2010 1:47:33 PM PST
by
MitchellC
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posted on
01/21/2010 1:49:32 PM PST
by
MitchellC
To: MitchellC
Thanks! I was just getting ready to post it.
Easley is going down, I think!
To: Constitution Day
What a week [and Friday's left]
Brown win
SCOTUS ruling
Edward's the lieing baby-daddy
Sleasly's going down
Did I miss anything...
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posted on
01/21/2010 2:03:07 PM PST
by
Swanks
To: Swanks
HA! Nope, it’s been pretty darn good!
To: Swanks
HA! Nope, it’s been pretty darn good!
So good I posted twice...
To: MitchellC
A federal grand jury today charged
Democrat Ruffin Poole, counsel and close aide to former
Democrat Gov. Mike Easley, with 51 counts of corruption.
There, fixed that.
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posted on
01/21/2010 2:11:08 PM PST
by
Be Free
(Liberalism is a disease.)
To: Swanks
You forgot Air America going completely off the air 1/25!
HOOO RAY!
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posted on
01/21/2010 2:38:14 PM PST
by
parthian shot
(When do we stop asking and start telling?)
To: Swanks
Did I miss anything... NC State beat Duke.
To: Ides of March
Yes, and Carolina had its third straight loss.
To: MitchellC
I am anxiously awaiting the sight of Weasly behind bars.
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