Arrested contributor gave $230,000 to NC campaigns

Published March 18, 2013 11:55pm ET



RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An Oklahoma man facing racketeering charges in Florida over alleged illegal gambling operations gave more than $230,000 to North Carolina political campaigns in the past two years, including to more than 60 legislators, a group said Monday.

Democracy North Carolina, a campaign finance advocacy group, calculated the amount attributed to Chase Burns of Anadarko, Okla., during the 2011-12 election cycle after reviewing both electronic and paper campaign filings with the State Board of Elections.

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