FBI subpoenas Easley travel records

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Source: Raleigh N&O

The FBI issued a subpoena to the state Highway Patrol today, ordering the agency to produce all records related to private air travel of the Easley family. The request is made as part of a grand jury investigation, according to the documents. The grand jury meets next week, according to the subpoena. . . .

The News & Observer published a story on Saturday detailing private flights that the former governor took based on records Easley had kept secret while in office. Some flights were free, according to aircraft owners and pilots who flew him. Some were not reported on campaign disclosure reports, though the records show that they were campaign flights.

The records are held by the state Highway Patrol, which has a special unit to protect the governor. Easley and administration officials had said the records' release while he was in office would compromise his security.

In addition, The N&O showed in its report that there are gaps in the records and that other flights likely took place for which no records have been made available. Nothing has been provided for the entire year of 2005, for example. Patrol officials say they have scoured the unit's files and cannot locate any records other than those already provided.

Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/1528763.html

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I began a post in the NC group related to the mess Mary Easley's 850K contract with NC State University to serve as a director of non-existent center is causing--the Provost just resigned over it, and Bowles is asking for the resignation of the Chair of the NC State University Board of Trustees, who's a rich buddy of Easley and was appointed by Easley to the NCSU Board (which approved the initial hire after they waived a search and then the 850K contract).

crosspost from NC forum