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Former Gov. Mike Easley is trying to win back his law license, following his November 2010 conviction for campaign finance fraud.
More than three years after her contract with North Carolina State University was terminated, Mary Easley, the former first lady of the state, has reached a deal to secure her state pension payments.
A little more than 11 months after he reported to federal prison, a former top aide to then-North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley is a free man.
Former Gov. Mike Easley will remain without his law license for another year under an order issued this week by the North Carolina State Bar.
The NC State Bar has filed a formal complaint against former governor Mike Easley, seeking disciplinary action against him for his felony conviction in 2010.
A top aide to former Gov. Mike Easley is heading to a Florida prison Tuesday to begin serving his one year and one day sentence for federal income tax evasion.
Once a top aide to former Gov. Mike Easley, Ruffin Poole was the only person sentenced to prison in connection with a long-running federal investigation involving the former governor's dealing with contributors while in office.
Once a top aide to former Gov. Mike Easley, Ruffin Poole was sentenced Tuesday to more than a year in prison for federal income tax evasion.
Former Gov. Mike Easley pleaded guilty Tuesday to a single campaign finance violation as part of a deal to end long-running state and federal investigations into his dealings with friends and contributors while in office.
Former Gov. Mike Easley is expected to plead guilty Tuesday in a case involving his campaign finances, sources told WRAL News. Watch the court hearing live on WRAL.com at noon.
More than a year after the State Board of Elections turned its findings of financial violations by the campaign of former Gov. Mike Easley over to prosecutors to determine whether to pursue criminal charges, it remains unclear when, or if, any charges will be filed.
Responding to criticism from Democrats about the length of a federal investigation of former Gov. Mike Easley, U.S. Attorney George Holding said he doesn't rush criminal probes.
The North Carolina Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a fraud conviction against former Rep. Thomas Wright.
Federal investigators have circled former Gov. Mike Easley for more than a year, questioning whether political favors to friends and contributors led to corruption. Through all of it, Easley hasn't been charged with any crime.
Jim Fain, who served as North Carolina Secretary of Commerce under former Gov. Mike Easley, and former Transportation Secretary Lyndo Tippett appeared at the federal courthouse in Raleigh Thursday. A grand jury investigating Easley's dealings with friends and contributors while in office was meeting inside.
Lawyers for former first lady Mary Easley on Friday fired back at North Carolina State University, saying the university wasn't being truthful about details of Easley's grievance over her firing last year.
N.C. State University has dismissed a complaint filed by former first lady Mary Easley over her firing last year, officials said Thursday.
Former Southport Mayor Norman Holden appeared at the federal courthouse in Raleigh Wednesday as the grand jury investigating former Gov. Mike Easley's dealings with friends and contributors while in office met inside.
Former state Transportation Secretary Lyndo Tippett has been subpoenaed to testify to a federal grand jury investigating former Gov. Mike Easley's dealings with friends and contributors while in office, sources told WRAL News.
Ruffin Poole, once a top aide to former Gov. Mike Easley, pleaded guilty Monday afternoon to one count of federal tax evasion. He has agreed to cooperate with an ongoing investigation.
Ruffin Poole, who was once a top aide to former Gov. Mike Easley, pleaded not guilty Monday to 57 corruption charges, but a federal judge say he doesn't plan on giving Poole another four months to prepare for trial.
A federal judge denined all motions to dismiss charges Wednesday by the defense team for a former aide to then-Gov. Mike Easley.
Federal officials on Thursday charged Ruffin Poole, a top aide to former Gov. Mike Easley, with tax evasion and other offenses.
Federal prosecutors say a former aide to ex-Gov. Mike Easley should go on trial this spring because Ruffin Poole and his attorney have had enough time and help to prepare.
An ex-aide to former Gov. Mike Easley on Thursday asked that his federal trial on 51 corruption-related charges be delayed until August.
A federal judge on Wednesday set an April trial date for an ex-aide to former Gov. Mike Easley on 51 corruption-related charges.
Federal agents led a longtime aide to former Gov. Mike Easley into the federal courthouse in Raleigh Thursday morning, a week after a grand jury indicted him on 51 corruption-related charges.
A Wilmington developer politically connected to former Gov. Mike Easley has resigned from the North Carolina toll road authority a few days after leaving the Board of Transportation.
The laundry list of charges facing a top aide to former Gov. Mike Easley could mean that federal investigators are mounting a serious case against Easley, a former federal prosecutor and a former FBI agent said Friday.
While Easley isn't named in Ruffin Poole's indictment, political watchdog Joe Sinsheimer says what investigators uncovered mirrors some well documented behavior by the former governor.
A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted the lawyer for former Gov. Mike Easley on a slew of charges, including extortion, bribery and money laundering.
Lanny Wilson, a Wilmington businessman linked to allegations of campaign finance violations by former Gov. Mike Easley's campaign, resigned Thursday from the state Board of Transportation.
A panel of three attorneys appointed by Gov. Beverly Perdue said they couldn't locate the 2005 travel records, which were subpoenaed in May as part of a federal grand jury investigation into former Gov. Mike Easley's dealings with friends and contributors while in office.
As a federal grand jury and the State Board of Elections look into former Gov. Mike Easley's dealings with friends and contributors while in office, he has added a well-known attorney to his defense team.
The man who guided former Gov. Mike Easley's two gubernatorial campaigns appeared at a federal courthouse Wednesday as a federal grand jury met to hear more testimony about the Democratic governor.
Federal investigators have subpoenaed six environmental regulators to ask if they gave or received gifts from developers with ties to former Gov. Mike Easley.
The prosecutor handling the campaign finance case of former Gov. Mike Easley said Thursday he wants to decide by February whether to seek criminal charges against the two-term Democrat.
Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby has asked his counterpart in Rowan County to oversee the criminal investigation into the campaign finances of former Gov. Mike Easley.
The State Board of Elections on Friday released the names of 28 people subpoenaed to testify in the campaign finance hearing of former Gov. Mike Easley.
Next week's State Board of Elections hearing into former Gov. Mike Easley's campaign finances may look like a trial, but officials insist the proceedings are only part of an investigation.
An attorney for former Gov. Mike Easley's election campaign sought and received an opinion on campaign finance rules regarding the private use of aircraft in 2004, according to letters WRAL News obtained this week.
The State Board of Elections will conduct a public hearing into the campaign finances of former Gov. Mike Easley, officials said Wednesday
A woman who helped the wife of former Gov. Mike Easley raise money for a North Carolina State University speakers program testified Thursday to a federal grand jury.
Two state environmental regulators have been called to testify before a federal grand jury, including one who examined the permit for a development where then-Gov. Mike Easley bought some land four years ago.
A federal grand jury has subpoenaed at least two companies that provided financial support for a speaker series former first lady Mary Easley ran at N.C. State University.
Documents N.C. State turned over to a federal grand jury on Friday show that some of Mary Easley's fundraising involved soliciting money from other state and local agencies, which in turn paid for part of her salary.
According to the preliminary findings of a state audit, former first lady Mary Easley should have been paid $79,000 for the various programs she ran at N.C. State.
Authorities say information about former Gov. Mike Easley's travel while in office was deleted from the computer.
State Auditor Beth Wood said she spent the morning before a federal grand jury defending her decision not to publicly release an audit into former first lady Mary Easley's job at North Carolina State University.
A federal grand jury is investigating the dealings former Gov. Mike Easley had with friends and contributors while in office.
Former Gov. Mike Easley's campaign committee has spent $222,728 on lawyers in recent months to handle questions about his campaign finances, according to a report filedFriday with state elections officials.
The in-kind contributions during the 2004 election included flights on private planes provided to former Gov. Mike Easley that have become the subject of a federal grand jury investigation.
Former North Carolina State University Provost Larry Nielsen spent another three hours Friday morning testifying to a federal grand jury investigating former Gov. Mike Easley's dealings while in office.
Former N.C. State Provost Larry Nielsen answered questions about the hiring of former first lady Mary Easley for more than two hours Thursday – and he's not done.
The Board of Trustees at North Carolina State University announced a plan Tuesday to look into the events that have rocked the school's leadership in recent months.
State Auditor Beth Wood on Tuesday defended her decision to halt a probe into Mary Easley's $170,000 annual salary at N.C. State, saying the audit was inaccurate.
A data-recovery firm cannot retrieve some messages from the personal e-mail account of former N.C. State Chancellor James Oblinger, a university lawyer told federal investigators Friday.
A federal grand jury has issued a second subpoena to N.C. State seeking records related to Mary Easley's hiring and promotion.
In the latest sign that a federal investigation into the dealings of former Gov. Mike Easley continues, a former N.C. State fundraiser who worked with Mary Easley went to the federal courthouse with her attorney Wednesday.
In a letter to Mary Easley’s lawyer dated July 2, an N.C. State attorney acknowledged Easley’s plan to file a grievance and outlined how it would be addressed.
The lawyer for former first lady Mary Easley has notified North Carolina State University that she plans to challenge her recent firing.
Some messages from the personal e-mail account of former North Carolina State University Chancellor James Oblinger are missing, a university lawyer told federal investigators Wednesday.
Critics of former Gov. Mike Easley have taken shots at him for years and come up short. As a federal grand jury probes his dealings with friends and contributors while in office, many of those old issues are resurfacing.
A former N.C. State chancellor and the chairman of the state Ports Authority appeared Wednesday before a federal grand jury investigating dealings former Gov. Mike Easley had with friends and contributors while in office.
N.C. State officials on Tuesday revoked a lucrative payout to former Provost Larry Nielsen, saying it wasn't approved by university trustees.
A letter posted Thursday on N.C. State's Web site cites the poor economy and budget cuts as reasons for the former first lady's contract termination.
A public relations consultant working with former Gov. Mike Easley issued a statement Wednesday to "set the record straight" on Easley's involvement with his wife landing a job at North Carolina State University in 2005.
Interim North Carolina State University Chancellor Jim Woodward says admitting that mistakes were made in the hiring of former first lady Mary Easley is part of repairing the university’s reputation.
The North Carolina State University Board of Trustees voted Monday to terminate the contract of former first lady Mary Easley.
E-mail communication released Monday by North Carolina State University shows that former Gov. Mike Easley participated in conversations in 2005 that led to his wife getting a job at the university.
North Carolina State University Chancellor James Oblinger submitted his resignation Monday, becoming the third top university official to step down in recent weeks.
North Carolina State University trustees are examining documents that show that a severance package for former provost is larger than disclosed or stipulated in his hiring agreement. Larry Nielsen resigned amid public scrutiny of the employment of then-First Lady Mary Easley.
N.C. State trustee chairman Bob Jordan says that the ex-provost's salary should be reviewed in these "extraordinary budgetary times." The former provost resigned amid questions about Mary Easley's employment.
A House budget subcommittee has agreed to end state funding for a speakers' series run by former first lady Mary Easley at a North Carolina university.
Federal investigators have subpoenaed the State Auditor's Office for records related to the wife of former Gov. Mike Easley, officials said Tuesday.
Despite increasing calls for her to step down, former North Carolina first lady Mary Easley intends to continue her job at N.C. State, her attorney said Thursday. The controversy already has led to the resignations of two top university officials.
For the second time in a week, a major supporter of former Gov. Mike Easley has resigned amid state and federal investigations into the former governor's dealings with friends and contributors.
The Republican-appointed U.S. attorney should remain on the job until investigations of two leading North Carolina Democrats are finished, U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan said. Also, Gov. Beverly Perdue has ordered a new record-keeping policy for gubernatorial travel.
North Carolina State University trustees on Wednesday picked former Lt. Gov. Bob Jordan as their new chairman.
Federal investigators on Tuesday subpoenaed employment records for the wife of former Gov. Mike Easley.
N.C. State University Chancellor James Oblinger on Monday urged the wife of former Gov. Mike Easley to leave her university post.
In a statement, former Gov. Mike Easley said he is "comfortable with the federal authorities collecting and reviewing all records" relating to his 30 years of public service.
The FBI on Friday subpoenaed state Highway Patrol records on former Gov. Mike Easley's travel while in office. The State Board of Elections also launched a criminal investigation into Easley's campaign finances.
The chairman of N.C. State's Board of Trustees resigned Friday amid questions of his role in the university's hiring of former Gov. Mike Easley's wife.
The State Board of Elections, however, is stepping up its investigation into former North Carolina Mike Easley’s campaign finances.
N.C. State University Provost Larry Nielsen resigned Thursday morning, citing questions over his hiring of the wife of former Gov. Mike Easley.
Former North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley took at least 25 flights on private jets during his final six years in office. He didn't pay for some of the flights while the value of other trips exceed state campaign contribution limits, a Raleigh newspaper reported.
Former Gov. Mike Easley used campaign money to help pay for an SUV used by his son while Easley was in office, according to documents filed with the State Board of Elections.
In early July, N.C. State raised Mary Easley's salary as a lecturer by nearly $80,000.
Two high-ranking North Carolina State University officials have issued statements explaining why it was necessary to order a review of contracts granting large pay raises during the past six years.
A nearly $80,000 pay raise given to the governor's wife as well as other large pay raises were not reviewed by the university governing board as required, the chairwoman of the state university system said Wednesday.
First Lady Mary Easley brushes off criticism of a new contract with N.C. State that pays her $170,000 a year.
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