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Former Charlotte, N.C., mayor gets 44 months in prison for corruption
Source: Reuters
Former Charlotte, N.C., mayor gets 44 months in prison for corruption
BY EMILY HARRIS
CHARLOTTE N.C. Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:18pm EDT
(Reuters) - A former mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly four years in U.S. prison after admitting to using public positions in the state's largest city for personal financial gain, including taking at least $50,000 in bribes.
Patrick Cannon, a Democrat who served on Charlotte City Council before being elected mayor last November, pleaded guilty in June to a public corruption charge. A nearly four-year investigation resulted in his arrest and immediate resignation in March.
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"I'm sorry," Cannon said. "I let a lot of people down."
U.S. prosecutors said Cannon secretly solicited and accepted gifts and cash bribes from a strip club owner and two undercover federal agents posing as investors in exchange for using his official influence to help them navigate city government and zoning issues.
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BY EMILY HARRIS
CHARLOTTE N.C. Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:18pm EDT
(Reuters) - A former mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly four years in U.S. prison after admitting to using public positions in the state's largest city for personal financial gain, including taking at least $50,000 in bribes.
Patrick Cannon, a Democrat who served on Charlotte City Council before being elected mayor last November, pleaded guilty in June to a public corruption charge. A nearly four-year investigation resulted in his arrest and immediate resignation in March.
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"I'm sorry," Cannon said. "I let a lot of people down."
U.S. prosecutors said Cannon secretly solicited and accepted gifts and cash bribes from a strip club owner and two undercover federal agents posing as investors in exchange for using his official influence to help them navigate city government and zoning issues.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/14/us-usa-northcarolina-mayor-idUSKCN0I314G20141014
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