Federal court throws out political donor Lindberg’s bribery, fraud convictions
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has tossed out bribery and fraud convictions against prominent N.C. political donor Greg Lindberg. Appellate judges cited mistakes in the trial judge’s jury instructions that “infected” Lindberg’s convictions. The Appeals Court has ordered a new trial for Lindberg, who is serving a seven-year federal prison sentence based on...