Corruption & Money at the Capitol
Friday, January 22 2010
by Laura Leslie
Extortion, bribery, racketeering and fraud: Those are just some of the charges facing former Senior Aide to ex-Governor Mike Easley, Ruffin Poole. Poole is and as free trips to Costa Rica, the liquor for his wedding and plum coastal investment property. Reporters Mark Binker of the Greensboro News & Record and Ben Niolet of the News & Observer fill us in on the details and what it might mean for state government. Plus, Damon Circosta, executive director of the North Carolina Center for Voter Education, joins guest host Laura Leslie to discuss yesterday’s Supreme Court case and its implications in N.C.
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