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News 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…
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Read MoreKieran Shanahan Named Chairman of Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina for 2010
RALEIGH, N.C. – Raleigh attorney Kieran Shanahan has been named 2010 Chairman the Board of Directors of Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina, a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and neglect. Shanahan, a former four-term Raleigh City Councilman, is the principal of Shanahan Law Group, PLLC. “Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina focuses…
Read MoreVideo: News 14 Carolina Interviews Kieran Shanahan
In his first public comments about allegations of potential wrongdoings by his campaign and the state Democratic Party, former Gov. Mike Easley said he did not play a large part in controlling how the finances were raised for his campaign. Easley denied earlier testimony that he told McQueen Campbell to write bogus invoices for repairs…
Read MoreWTVD: TV11 interviews Shanahan about Easley investigation
See related video RALEIGH (WTVD) — A prosecutor from Rowan County will pick up where North Carolina’s State Board of Elections left off last week on former governor Mike Easley. They looked at campaign finance violations, fined his campaign $100,000, and forwarded the matter to the prosecutor to investigate possible criminal wrongdoing. But, Easley’s biggest…
Read MoreThe News & Observer: Shanahan discusses Easley investigation
The State Board of Elections ordered former Gov. Mike Easley’s campaign to pay $100,000 for failing to report campaign flights and sent Easley’s case to the Wake County District Attorney’s Office for a criminal review at the conclusion of a weeklong hearing on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Read more on The News & Observer
Read MoreWRAL: Shanahan Comments on Easley hearings at State Board of Elections
RALEIGH, N.C. — Months of probing by state investigators culminates Monday in the first campaign finance hearing in North Carolina history for a former governor. Read more on WRAL
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