What is a politician to do when the other politicians wonât play with him?
Rep. Thomas Wright is an eight-term Democrat in the North Carolina House legislature. This past May 15th, the State Board of Elections looked into Wrightâs finances, and were disturbed by what they found: like evidence suggesting that Wright had used over $200,000 of campaign funds for personal use, fraudulently obtained a mortgage, solicited money from a charity with a fake federal tax number, failed to report hundreds of thousands in campaign contributions and forged his campaign treasurerâs signature on checks. The Election Board was so worried that it sent reports to both the House leadership and the local District Attorney.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=180493