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Senator’s Brief Meeting Amid Husband’s Fraud Case | Durham News
State Senator Sophia Chitlik met with congressional staff in 2024 while her estranged husband, Ben Abram — co-founder of American Efficient — faced federal fraud charges. The company, accused by FERC of orchestrating one of the largest energy fraud schemes in U.S. history, was slapped with a $1 billion penalty. Chitlik, who described her brief, unpaid involvement as supporting her child’s father during a tough time, did not disclose her husband or the company on her financial disclosures — a move that exploits a North Carolina loophole where legally separated spouses aren’t considered…
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