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Former top NC political donor Lindberg sentenced to 12 years in prison

Former top NC political donor Greg Lindberg faces a 19-year federal prison sentence in connection with a bribery conviction and a guilty plea in a multibillion-dollar insurance fraud case. That’s according to reports Tuesday from the McClatchy Newspapers.

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Judge orders forfeiture of $1.4 million linked to Lindberg political bribery case

A federal judge has approved forfeiture of more than $1.4 million tied to the bribery case against former top North Carolina political donor Greg Lindberg. A jury found Lindberg and co-defendant John Gray guilty in May in a retrial on federal bribery and fraud charges. Lindberg and Gray await new sentences in the case.

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Lindberg creditor drops state Supreme Court appeal while pursuing ‘dissipating assets’

An insurance company attempting to collect $600 million from former top North Carolina political donor Greg Lindberg is withdrawing its appeal to North Carolina’s highest court. The company said in a court filing Tuesday that its latest legal action is tied to efforts to block Lindberg from “dissipating assets.”

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State Supreme Court will consider $600 million dispute involving Lindberg

Less than a month after a federal jury found former top North Carolina political donor Greg Lindberg guilty for a second time in a bribery and fraud case, Lindberg learned Thursday that the state’s highest court will take up a separate dispute listing him as a defendant.

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Lindberg, Gray guilty in bribery, fraud retrial

A federal jury has found Greg Lindberg and John Gray guilty in a retrial on bribery and fraud charges in connection with their dealings with state Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey after the 2016 election. It’s the second time jurors have convicted Lindberg and Gray of attempting to bribe Causey.

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