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State Rep. Thomas Wright, D-New Hanover, was convicted of fraud in April 2008 in connection with mishandling charitable donations and a questionable real estate loan. House members found him guilty of ethics violations and voted overwhelmingly to expel him.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a fraud conviction against former Rep. Thomas Wright.
Two weeks after the North Carolina Court of Appeals upheld a fraud conviction against former Rep. Thomas Wright, his attorneys were back before the court Monday appealing a second conviction.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals Tuesday upheld the conviction of former Rep. Thomas Wright, a Wilmington Democrat.
Disgraced former Rep. Thomas Wright was convicted Wednesday of obstruction of justice.
A judge has rejected an argument from former Rep. Thomas Wright of Wilmington to dismiss an obstruction of justice charge against him.
Former state Rep. Thomas Wright was sentenced Monday to 70 to 95 months in prison after a jury convicted him of three counts of fraud.
Prosecutors brought fraud charges against former Rep. Thomas Wright without any legitimate evidence to prove their case, his attorney said Friday, comparing his client's case to the biblical fight between David and Goliath.
Witnesses testified Wednesday about corporate donations to a nonprofit that wound up in the former lawmaker's personal account.
A former state official and a bank loan officer testify about a 2002 transaction that prosecutors say amounted to fraud.
The second day of the Wilmington Democrat's trial on four felony fraud charges opened in a Wake County courtroom Tuesday.
Prosecutors say former Rep. Thomas Wright bilked a bank and several corporate donors out of thousand of dollars as part of a scheme to enrich himself.
State House members voted overwhelmingly Thursday to expel state Rep. Thomas Wright for ethical misconduct – the first time in more than a century legislators have removed a sitting lawmaker from office.
Legislators will meet in Raleigh Thursday to mete out punishment for state Rep. Thomas Wright on ethics violations. Wright has refused to step down, saying voters should decide his fate.
Gov. Mike Easley on Tuesday called a special legislative session next week to discipline embattled state Rep. Thomas Wright.
The full House will have to vote to remove embattled Wilmington lawmaker Thomas Wright from office.
Two witnesses told a legislative panel Wednesday that state Rep. Thomas pocketed corporate donations to a foundation he directs and failed to report numerous campaign contributions.
A defense attorney for embattled state Rep. Thomas Wright continued to argue Tuesday that an ethics hearing for the lawmaker was racially biased.
The Legislative Ethics Panel considering ethical misconduct allegations against state Rep. Thomas Wright is racially biased, Wright's attorney argued Monday.
A judge on Thursday refused to stop a legislative committee from meeting next week to review allegations of misconduct against a Wilmington lawmaker.
Rep. Thomas Wright of Wilmington asked a court to block the hearing, scheduled for next week.
A judge on Monday postponed a criminal trial for state Rep. Thomas Wright. Wright was indicted in December on six felony charges for his handling of more than $350,000 in campaign donations, loans and charitable money.
A state lawmaker wants to delay his trial on fraud and obstruction of justice charges, saying the case is being expedited because of politics.
A panel of state lawmakers on Wednesday found probable cause to believe that Rep. Thomas Wright took part in campaign finance and loan fraud in violation of legislative ethics rules.
Rep. Thomas Wright pleaded not guilty Friday to six felony charges that accuse him of illegally obtaining or misusing more than $350,000 in campaign donations, loans and charitable money.
Indicted state Rep. Thomas Wright appeared in a Wake County courtroom Monday morning, but a judge was miffed that his attorney didn't show up with him.
Indicted state Rep. Thomas Wright surrendered to authorities in Raleigh on Friday and was released on bond.
State lawmakers said Wednesday that they plan to proceed with ethics hearings into a charge against an indicted Wilmington legislator.
State House Speaker Joe Hackney said Tuesday that a special legislative session might be necessary to consider possible disciplinary action against an indicted Wilmington lawmaker.
State Rep. Thomas Wright was indicted Monday in connection with unreported campaign donations and two loans, authorities said.
In the latest criminal investigation involving an embattled state lawmaker, authorities last week seized bank records related to a 2001 loan that they said never wound up with a nonprofit organization.
House Speaker Joe Hackney on Monday called for a review of travel reimbursements paid to an embattled state lawmaker.
A state lawmaker already is under investigation for possible campaign finance violations is also being investigated in connection with a fraudulent real estate deal.
The State Board of Elections has voted unanimously to hand over its findings in its investigation of state Rep. Thomas Wright to the Wake County district attorney.
A state lawmaker under investigation by for campaign finance irregularities might have to account for as much as $119,000 in contributions not reported to state elections officials.
Rep. Thomas Wright is the target of an inquiry into the filing of reports about campaign contributions.
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