NC businessman: No one told me to use corporate money to get around campaign finance rules

By Associated Press

3:03 PM EDT, June 18, 2010
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina businessman says no one ever instructed him to get around state campaign finance laws by funneling money to his workers to make political contributions.

Atlantic Corp. owner Rusty Carter made the statement in an affidavit released Friday by the State Board of Elections. He was fined and got probation in state court last month for accepting responsibility for $176,000 in illegal donations to the campaigns of Gov. Beverly Perdue and two state senators.

Carter's affidavit said his company also gave $267,000 to federal and state candidates by paying or reimbursing employees who made the donations. He also said his children donated $73,000 using money he gave them.

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State law bans corporate campaign contributions and using someone else's money for a donation.


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