RALEIGH — Gov. Mike Easley’s former right-hand-man, Ruffin Poole, made his first appearance in federal court today on charges stemming from his close ties to the embattled former governor.
RALEIGH -- Former Gov. Mike Easley failed to list income from the rental of his Raleigh home on at least three consecutive annual economic interest statements — a violation of state ethics laws.
RALEIGH — Former Gov. Mike Easley failed to list income from the rental of his Raleigh home on at least three consecutive annual economic interest statements — a violation of state ethics laws.
RALEIGH — Mike Easley’s longtime legal aide and law partner, Ruffin Poole, ducked a State Board of Elections’ subpoena Thursday by pleading the Fifth Amendment, the second time since October that Poole has avoided testifying before the board about his relationship with the former governor.
RALEIGH — Wake County Superior Court Judge Howard Manning declined to dismiss a public-records lawsuit brought by several media outlets, including Carolina Journal, until four former staffers of Gov. Mike Easley have been deposed in the matter.
RALEIGH — Attorney General Roy Cooper has asked a state judge to dismiss a lawsuit against embattled former Gov. Mike Easley and several top officials from his administration, arguing that because Easley is no longer in office, and others named in the suit no longer hold the jobs they did with Easley, they cannot be held liable for alleged violations of the state’s open records law.
RALEIGH — New information developed by Carolina Journal shows former Gov. Mike Easley acquired a lot and a home on exclusive Bald Head Island some years earlier with the assistance of state Sen. Tony Rand of Fayetteville. It’s unclear from the public reords how much Easley paid for the property.
RALEIGH — As federal prosecutors investigate alleged campaign finance violations and other suspected wrongdoing by embattled former Gov. Mike Easley, his law partners and other associates continue to play key roles in the management of the Golden LEAF Foundation, which distributes half of the state’s tobacco settlement money.
RALEIGH — Jay Reiff authored and is believed to have written a series of memos organizing what appeared to be an elaborate scheme letting large Easley donors evade campaign contribution limits.
RALEIGH — In late October, the state Board of Elections convened a hearing to investigate alleged campaign finance violations by former Gov. Mike Easley. The board made a criminal referral to the Wake County District Attorney. Carolina Journal has compiled a photo gallery of the board members, the witnesses, and other participants.
RALEIGH – A fourth day of hearings Thursday in a North Carolina Board of Elections’ probe into alleged criminal wrongdoing by former Gov. Mike Easley began with a whimper and ended with a bang.
