No prison time for former NC lawmaker who siphoned money from campaign
Former Rep. David Lewis used his campaign accounts for cash flow at his family farm, then paid the money back, feds say.
Posted — UpdatedIn reality, the money flowed through an entity he'd created called "NC GOP Inc." Lewis paid all of the money back, federal investigators said. Lewis said after he was caught that he was trying to save his family farm.
Lewis was never accused of accepting bribes. He said at the time that Gray was a friend and that the loan, secured by multiple family properties, was another indication of his farm's financial troubles.
Lewis was sentenced Tuesday morning in a federal courthouse in Charlotte. WRAL News was not in the courtroom, but the U.S. Attorney's Office passed along details of his sentencing.
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