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  • Former NC Ag Commissioner Phipps (Dem) Pleads Guilty To Five Federal Charges

    11/10/2003 8:39:40 AM PST · by Phantom Lord · 24 replies · 197+ views
    WRAL TV ^ | 11/10/03
    <p>GREENVILLE, N.C. -- Former state Agriculture Commissioner Meg Scott Phipps pleaded guilty Monday to five of the 30 federal charges against her in connection with a campaign finance scandal.</p> <p>N.C. AG DEPT SCANDAL MEG SCOTT PHIPPS TRIAL Watch Verdict Indictments & Related Documents Related Stories & Video Timeline: Jan. 2000 - Sept. 2003 DISCUSSION What's Next For State Agriculture Department? Running The N.C. State Fair Will You Attend The 2003 N.C. State Fair?</p>
  • Former farming officials indicted

    03/11/2003 9:14:38 AM PST · by Stew Padasso · 2 replies · 228+ views
    Former farming officials indicted Commissioner Phipps' campaign treasurer and one other face charges SHARIF DURHAMS Raleigh Bureau RALEIGH - A federal grand jury indicted two former N.C. Agriculture Department figures Monday in matters related to public corruption, reigniting a campaign fund-raising scandal that swirled around Agriculture Commissioner Meg Scott Phipps last year, two sources close to the investigation said. The 42-page indictment names Linda Saunders, Phipps' campaign treasurer in her successful bid for the office in 2000, and Bobby McLamb, a former Democratic agriculture commissioner candidate who joined Phipps' campaign after the 2000 primary. Phipps was not named in the...