News Media Reports Drove Easley Investigation RALEIGH — U.S. Attorney George Holding said the federal probe of former Gov. Mike Easley began in February 2009 and resulted from investigative reports in the media. Don Carrington
News Ethanol firm officials get 30-month prison terms RALEIGH — U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Boyle sentenced two principals of a failed ethanol production company to 30-month prison terms for their roles in a bribery scheme to secure environmental permits. Don Carrington
