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Charlotte, North Carolina, mayor facing corruption charges

By Washington Examiner
Published March 26, 2014 12:00am ET
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Charlotte, North Carolina, mayor facing corruption charges
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The mayor of North Carolina’s largest city has been arrested on public corruption charges. U.S. Attorney Anne Tompkins said Wednesday that Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon is facing theft and bribery charges. Tompkins says Cannon solicited and accepted bribes from undercover FBI agents posing as real estate developers who wanted to do business […]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The mayor of North Carolina’s largest city has been arrested on public corruption charges.

U.S. Attorney Anne Tompkins said Wednesday that Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon is facing theft and bribery charges.

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