A Missed Nugget
Here’s a nugget about the lottery trial from the
So far, Kevin Geddings’ trial has focused on his failing to disclose his ties to lottery venders. Now NBC-17 reports a member of Governor Easley’s staff was paid cash to set up a meeting with the Governor and representatives of a lottery company. Is this another undisclosed conflict of interest?
Lottery vender Scientific Games appears to have been hiring lobbyists and consultants left and right. They hired House Speaker Jim Black’s chief fundraiser. They hired Geddings. They paid one of the Governor’s staff (now a former staffer).
The Governor’s response sounds familiar. He didn’t know anything about it. Just like he didn’t know anything about the ad campaign his chief political aide orchestrated to support the lottery. Maybe now would be a good time for the Governor to ask the members of his staff and his political advisors if they have ever been retained or paid by a lottery company.
A Missed Nugget
Here’s a nugget about the lottery trial from the
So far, Kevin Geddings’ trial has focused on his failing to disclose his ties to lottery venders. Now NBC-17 reports a member of Governor Easley’s staff was paid cash to set up a meeting with the Governor and representatives of a lottery company. Is this another undisclosed conflict of interest?
Lottery vender Scientific Games appears to have been hiring lobbyists and consultants left and right. They hired House Speaker Jim Black’s chief fundraiser. They hired Geddings. They paid one of the Governor’s staff (now a former staffer).
The Governor’s response sounds familiar. He didn’t know anything about it. Just like he didn’t know anything about the ad campaign his chief political aide orchestrated to support the lottery. Maybe now would be a good time for the Governor to ask the members of his staff and his political advisors if they have ever been retained or paid by a lottery company.