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Investigation of Ballance Intensifies
RALEIGH — A few months after being sworn in to Congress, Rep. Frank W. Ballance, Jr. (D-1st District) is trying to answer questions about accounting procedures of a nonprofit foundation of which he is the chairman. The foundation failed until recently to file financial statements required by the state and the Internal Revenue Service. The State Auditor and the IRS are investigating the organization and its substance-abuse program. In addition, the State Board of Elections is investigating Ballance for his failure to respond to requests that he explain discrepancies on his 1999 and 2000 Financial Disclosure Reports.