Wake County Schools Having No Luck Selling Jim Black Property
A year-and-a-half after settlement, parcels in Matthews remain unsold
RALEIGH (By David N. Bass, Carolina Journal Online) — A year-and-a-half after prosecutors and lawyers for Jim Black agreed to use two parcels of Mecklenburg County real estate to settle half of the former N.C. House speaker’s $1 million state fine, the property remains unsold, refueling criticism that Black got a sweetheart deal.
Black, a Matthews Democrat, was released from federal prison in October. In 2007, he entered an Alford plea to state and federal corruption and obstruction of justice charges stemming from his tenure as House Speaker between 1999 and 2006. The plea allowed him to maintain his innocence while acknowledging that prosecutors might have enough evidence to convict him.
Black admitted to accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes from chiropractors to push legislation favorable to them. He also pleaded guilty in state court to charges partly resulting from a $50,000 payoff to Republican state Rep. Michael Decker to switch parties, allowing Black to remain speaker.
RALEIGH (By David N. Bass, Carolina Journal Online) — A year-and-a-half after prosecutors and lawyers for Jim Black agreed to use two parcels of Mecklenburg County real estate to settle half of the former N.C. House speaker’s $1 million state fine, the property remains unsold, refueling criticism that Black got a sweetheart deal.
Black, a Matthews Democrat, was released from federal prison in October. In 2007, he entered an Alford plea to state and federal corruption and obstruction of justice charges stemming from his tenure as House Speaker between 1999 and 2006. The plea allowed him to maintain his innocence while acknowledging that prosecutors might have enough evidence to convict him.
Black admitted to accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes from chiropractors to push legislation favorable to them. He also pleaded guilty in state court to charges partly resulting from a $50,000 payoff to Republican state Rep. Michael Decker to switch parties, allowing Black to remain speaker.
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