A press release from NC Representative John Rhodes:

The legislative session's scandal surrounding legislative leaders use of discretionary spending or secret SLUSH FUNDS continues in Raleigh. Earlier reports this year revealed the Speaker of the House Jim Black (D) Mecklenburg, former Co-Speaker Richard Morgan (R) Moore and Senate President Pro-Tem Marc Basnight (D) Dare directed tens of millions of taxpayer dollars from a special "secret fund" they apparently set up to reward their political allies and in one case the Speaker of the House provided $45,000 to fund a job for a former legislator who helped the Speaker of the House retain his position as Speaker.

Upon learning of this abuse of power and taxpayer dollars, Rep. John Rhodes (R) Mecklenburg and others called for an investigation by the state Auditor Les Merritt and State Attorney General Roy Cooper questioning the abuse of power and the use of these funds particularly as they relate to the separation of powers in the state's constitution and General Statute G.S. 143-16.3.

To date, the state auditor has completed his report with findings and forwarded his report to the Attorney General Roy Cooper's office for further investigation, the research department in the General Assembly has released a report on the use of the funds, and now the Attorney General's office has gone in to complete lockdown mode on the abuse of taxpayer's dollars.

Upon repeated calls to the Attorney General's office over the last weeks none have been returned.

Rep. Rhodes states, "The AG's office has gone into lockdown mode and apparently is in hiding on this important issue."

"Perhaps we should be casting a larger net over the abuses of power and perceived corruption occurring in the legislature with the taxpayer's dollars by these legislative leaders, perhaps we need to look closer into the Attorney General's office and ask why they refuse to return phone calls and provide cover for these abuses."

"The people of North Carolina should be outraged that this type of shenanigans is going on not only in their legislature but quite possibly expanding into the Department of Justice by the state's Attorney General. "The Attorney General has had this request since March."

Citizens of North Carolina should contact the Attorney General's office and demand that he release the NC Pork Gate Report surrounding legislative leaders at 919-716-6400. Ask to speak directly with Attorney General Roy Cooper and remember when calling....
"He's not roy-alty, he's just ROY.

Give ROY a call and tell him to do his job and release the NC Pork Gate Report surrounding legislative leaders
abuse of your money.

Rep. John W. Rhodes (R) Mecklenburg
Lucille Carter Legislative Assistant
North Carolina House of Representatives
16 W. Jones Street RM 1017
Raleigh, NC 27601
919-733-5530
johnrh@ncleg.net

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