This morning at 8:40, Carolina Journal investigative reporter Don Carrington will be a guest with Scott Fitzgerald to discuss this new CJ story, which details a land deal that involves former governor Mike Easley and state Sen. Tony Rand (D-Cumberland).

New information developed by Carolina Journal shows that former Gov. Mike Easley’s 2005 Cannonsgate real-estate deal was not the first time Easley was involved in a deceptive land transaction.

The information shows that Easley acquired a lot and a home on exclusive Bald Head Island some years earlier with the assistance of state Sen. Tony Rand of Fayetteville.

In addition, it’s unclear from the public records how much Easley paid for the property. In 2007, CJ reported that Easley paid less for his Bald Head Island home than a nearly identical house sold for at the same time.

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