Archive for 2010
WRAL Video: Kieran Shanahan Presents Arguments on Behalf of the Wake County Board of Education
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Read MoreWRAL: Wake School Board Lawsuit really about Politics
Raleigh, N.C. — An attorney for the Wake County school board says his client went “above and beyond” to ensure its meetings have been conducted properly and to provide the public “ample opportunity” to attend and observe. “This case is really about politics,” Raleigh attorney Kieran Shanahan said in a response filed Thursday to a…
Read MoreNews 14 Carolina: Kieran Shanahan Comments on Ruffin Poole’s Plea Deal
See related video RALEIGH – In a last-minute federal court hearing Monday, Ruffin Poole, a top aide to former Gov. Mike Easley, pleaded guilty to one count of federal tax evasion. Before Monday’s hearing, Poole faced 57 counts of corruption-related charges of bribery, money laundering, extortion and tax evasion. The government will drop the other…
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Read MoreWTVD: Kieran Shanahan comments on Ruffin Poole’s plea deal
See related video RALEIGH — Ruffin Poole – former aide to Governor Mike Easley – appeared in federal court Monday to plead guilty to one count of tax evasion. Fifty six other felony counts – including bribery and money laundering – were all dropped in a plea agreement with prosecutors. The 38-year-old served as a…
Read MoreWRAL: Shanahan comments on Ruffin Poole’s plea deal
See related video RALEIGH, N.C. — Ruffin Poole, who was once a top aide to former Gov. Mike Easley, pleaded not guilty Monday to 57 corruption charges, but a federal judge say he doesn’t plan on giving Poole another four months to prepare for trial. A federal grand jury indicted Poole in January on 51…
Read MoreWRAL Video: Kieran Shanahan Interviewed about Ruffin Poole’s Plea Deal
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Read MoreWRAL: Innocence Commission is Lake’s Legacy
See related video Raleigh, N.C. — When the state Innocence Inquiry Commission awarded Greg Taylor his freedom Wednesday, the process was especially gratifying for the man whose vision and expertise led to the group’s formation. The Innocence Inquiry Commission, which investigates and evaluates post-conviction claims of factual innocence, is the only agency of its kind…
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Read MoreThe News & Observer: He fought to fix wrongs; now he waits
BY RUTH SHEEHAN – Staff Writer Aside from his family, no one is watching Greg Taylor’s innocence hearing more intently than an elderly man in a conservative gray suit in the front row, middle seat. Sitting quietly, a trench coat folded neatly near his feet, I. Beverly Lake Jr., former chief justice of the state…
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