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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Couple Featured In CJ Tax Fraud Story

A federal grand jury today indicted Walda Luna and Perfecto Ruano of Wallace for conspiracy to commit mail fraud by filing fraudulent tax returns, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The couple was featured last month in Carolina Journal after the Raleigh office of the IRS filed a criminal...

Rick Henderson
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DENR Ends ‘Misleading’ Wind-Power Scheme

RALEIGH — The campaign informed visitors that fossil fuels are responsible for global warming and encouraged them to help expand the use of power from “renewable” sources by purchasing “renewable energy certificates,” which have been pitched as a way to offset electricity generation from fossil fuels. Though the program ended on Labor Day, the campaign continued to accept money until late September.

Don Carrington

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