Via: News14.Com
A Wake County grand jury indicted three people close to NC Gov. Bev Perdue Monday, following a lengthy investigation into her campaign finances. Prosecutors say they found what they call “campaign finance irregularities” related to Perdue’s successful 2008 gubernatorial campaign.
Greensboro businessman Peter Reichard is her former Campaign Finance Director. The indictment says he solicited more than $32,000 in illegal contributions and developed a scheme to funnel the money to pay a campaign worker without reporting it. He is charged with obstruction of justice.
Stubbs said in a prepared statement, “It was never my intent to violate any law and I intend to plead not guilty.”
The grand jury report says Morganton attorney Juleigh Sitton was the campaign worker accepting payments through that scheme. She is charged with obstruction of justice and filing a false campaign report.
Indictments also accuse New Bern attorney Trawick “Buzzy” Stubbs Jr., a longtime Perdue family friend, of paying more than $28,000 for previously undisclosed campaign flights and trying to hide the illegal donations. He is charged with obstruction of justice and filing a false campaign report.
An attorney for Reichard said in a statement, “Peter’s goal is to work in good faith with the district attorney to see if this case can be resolved without a lengthy and costly trial.”
