Posted on 04/02/2019 10:27:13 AM PDT by Coronal
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina's largest political donor and three others, including the chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party, have been arrested on bribery charges.
Greg Lindberg, two of his business associates and N.C. GOP Chairman Robin Hayes were all indicted last month, but the indictments were unsealed Tuesday. They turned themselves in to the FBI in Charlotte Tuesday as well and had first appearances before a U.S. magistrate.
They're all accused of trying to bribe state Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, who recorded conversations and worked with the FBI to expose an alleged scheme that would have traded more than $1 million in political contributions in exchange for regulatory help at the department. Hayes, a former congressman and GOP candidate for governor, is also charged with three counts of making false statements to the FBI.
On Monday, he announced that he wouldn't seek another term as chairman of the state Republican Party.
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With all the Trump set-up stuff it makes you wonder. Well, it makes ME wonder.
I seem to recall that Robin Hayes is RINO.
NC Freepers can correct me if I’m misremembering...
Hayes is Uber RINO
Hmmm. Causey, the bribe target and informer, is a Pubbie.
“They turned themselves in to the FBI”
Why weren’t they rounded up in a pre-dawn SWAT raid with 20 vehicles and officers storming their door?
Has the FBI gone soft? (s/)
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