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4. ICYMI from NC AG Josh Stein
Tue Sep 8, 2020, 04:32 PM
Sep 2020

By QUINT FORGEY

09/08/2020 12:40 PM EDT

N.C. AG says campaign finance allegation against postmaster general ‘merits investigation’
DeJoy allegedly pressured his former employees to donate to GOP candidates — and then reportedly reimbursed them through bonuses.

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein said Tuesday that a dubious campaign finance scheme reportedly perpetrated by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy “merits investigation” by authorities.

The remarks from the state’s top law enforcement officer came after The Washington Post reported Sunday that DeJoy, a Republican megadonor, pressured employees at his former North Carolina-based business to make contributions to GOP candidates — expenses which DeJoy reportedly reimbursed through bonuses.

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Stein also noted that DeJoy could be exposed to potential prosecution regardless of when the alleged campaign finance scheme took place, as it would constitute a felony in North Carolina.

“And for felonies, there are no statute of limitations,” he said.

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More at the link.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/08/north-carolina-louis-dejoy-investigation-409889

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