Watchdog group asks Wake DA to investigate political contributions by former employees of Louis

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Watchdog group asks Wake DA to investigate political contributions by former employees of Louis DeJoy


There has been renewed scrutiny of U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, as watchdog groups have identified irregularities in political contributions to former Gov. Pat McCrory and Sen. Thom Tillis. The contributions preceded DeJoy’s appointment as the head of the Postal Service, and involved his employees whom he allegedly reimbursed during his time leading his logistics business New Breed.

Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman is reviewing findings submitted by Common Cause NC, which show inconsistent giving patterns to a few Republican candidates, including McCrory and Tillis, based on campaign finance records.

“Louis DeJoy, his family and 60 of his employees donat[ed] $300,000 to Pat McCrory’s campaigns, mostly in clusters of large donations, while those employees gave under $8,000 to other NC candidates or committees during 30 years,” the letter to Freeman stated.

The letter cites a Washington Post report, which stated that former New Breed employees told the paper that DeJoy urged them to make campaign contributions at fundraisers DeJoy hosted for GOP candidates. DeJoy allegedly later reimbursed the employees who had made the contributions with bonuses.

Read more: http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2021/07/08/watchdog-group-asks-wake-da-to-investigate-political-contributions-by-former-employees-of-louis-dejoy/