WRAL reports that Robert Caldwell of Morganton, who was indicted by a Wake County grand jury Tuesday for what appears to be laundering a campaign contribution to Bev Perdue’s 2008 gubernatorial campaign, was expected to resign from the board of Western Piedmont Community College.
Former Gov. Mike Easley appointed Caldwell to the board in 2002, reappointed him in 2006, and Perdue did the same last year. Caldwell served as chairman for two years before leaving that post in September.
Meantime, the Star-News editorial board in Wilmington weighed in on the matter, citing Easley’s flight-related woes by saying, in effect, “Oh no. Let’s not go there again.”
For the Carolina Journal story that laid out this convoluted campaign financing scheme involving the “aircraft provider” program for the Perdue campaign, click here. For all related stories, click here.
