Questions raised about leader Rand's dealings

He is board chairman of company that does business with the state

RALEIGH (AP) - At least four North Carolina agencies have purchased expensive high-tech surveillance gear from a private security firm linked to Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand.

The Fayetteville Democrat has served as board chairman since 2003 for Law Enforcement Associates Inc., a maker of security gear for police and military customers worldwide, based in Raleigh.

Rand's role in the company has come under scrutiny after the company's former chief executive claimed it violated U.S. export and insider-trading laws.