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Former NC Governor to cop a state plea to end federal investigation

By Douglas A. Berman

This article from North Carolina, which is headlined "Easley agrees to plea deal," reports on an expected guilty plea from a former NC Governor that has interesting federalism (and honest services fraud) dynamics. Here are the basics: Former Gov. Mike Easley has agreed to a plea deal to end the long-running state and federal investigations into his actions while he was in office.  A hearing in the case has been set for noon today at the Wake County Courthouse, according to a statement from Judge Donald W. Stephens.  Any deal could still fall apart because Easley or prosecutors could change their minds.  And a judge must accept any deal. Officials would not comment publicly, but multiple sources told The News & Observer that Easley, a Democrat who served two terms each as North Carolina's governor and attorney general, had agreed to a deal with prosecutors...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on November 23, 2010 (boomark / email).