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Phipps found guilty of lying about campaign finances
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| Contributor | U Ole Polecat |
| Last Edited | U Ole Polecat Nov 04, 2003 09:31am |
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| Category | News |
| News Date | Thursday, October 30, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | From the article:
Former (NC) Agriculture Commissioner Meg Scott Phipps was convicted Thursday of perjury and obstruction of justice for lying to the state Board of Elections about her campaign finances.
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The jury found Phipps guilty of four charges: perjury, aiding and abetting perjury, obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice.
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Phipps, the daughter and granddaughter of (NC) governors, was elected agriculture commissioner in 2000. She resigned from office in June after several top aides were indicted by a federal grand jury in a campaign finance scandal in which they were accused of shaking down carnival vendors for contributions. The three aides -- Saunders, McLamb and Mike Blanton -- pleaded guilty and testified against Phipps.
Phipps, a Democrat who resigned from office in June, faces a sentence of roughly 21/2 to 13 years.
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Willoughby (prosecutor) told jurors that the Phipps case resembled Watergate, with key aides serving as the foot soldiers in a plan designed to raise illegal campaign contributions from the fair industry.
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Thirty federal charges are pending against Phipps, including extortion, bribery and mail fraud. Her arraignment in federal court is scheduled for next month. |
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