Republican ex-state representative Jason Saine, the former top budget writer in the NC State House, has been formally indicted for felony embezzlement and obtaining property under false pretenses stemming from the sprawling "Greater Carolina" corruption scandal he led.
One of Saine's accomplices, David Coble, a prominent Republican activist, has also been indicted. Four Raleigh lobbyists were also indicted, three of whom paid a small fine and agreed to help with the investigation; the fourth, Kevin Wilkinson of The Southern Group lobbying firm, still faces investigation.
The charges stem from the multiple bourbon distillery tours in Kentucky that Saine and his "Greater Carolina" group organized for dozens of Republican lawmakers in 2022 and 2024. Greater Carolina allegedly accepted large undisclosed cash contributions from liquor and gambling companies to secretly lobby Republican politicians and evade legal disclosure.
Carolina Forward was proud to bring the official complaint that resulted in these charges coming to light. But this is just the tip of the iceberg of the massive political corruption epidemic that has infested the North Carolina state legislature for years. Clean-up is coming.
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