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Bourbon Trips and Lobbying Under Fire | Raleigh News
A major corruption probe in North Carolina is unraveling as investigators dig into how bourbon trips, a nonprofit, and a Florida developer may have swayed lawmakers. The ABC Commission’s preferred $310 million liquor warehouse plan faces scrutiny alongside a ballooning $589 million proposal backed by Greater Carolina — a nonprofit that hosted lavish Kentucky bourbon tours paid for by lobbyists who failed to disclose donors. Only one lawmaker disclosed the trips. The investigation now links Greater Carolina to M Group Companies, a developer pushing the pricier project and who’s funneled nearly…
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