Former Mike Easley counsel Ruffin Poole had a very bad day in court yesterday. From Carolina Journal’s David Bass:
A federal grand jury Thursday handed down new charges in the corruption case against former Gov. Mike Easley’s longtime legal counsel Ruffin Poole.
Poole, a top aide during Easley’s two terms as governor, now is indicted on 57 charges. He faces three new counts of income tax evasion and three of use of facilities in interstate commerce in aid of racketeering, both having a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
Carolina Journal Managing Editor Rick Henderson discusses the Cannonsgate land deal’s relationship to the original Ruffin Poole indictment in the brief interview below.
