Published Tue, Oct 27, 2009 10:07 AM
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Easley hearings: Recap of Day 2

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Gary Allen, a Charlotte developer, testified about two $50,000 checks he wrote to the Democratic Party in 2003 and 2004. He and other people questioned Tuesday said they could not remember many of the details.

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State and federal authorities have been investigating former Gov. Mike Easley and his campaign. The probes follow a series of reports in The News & Observer about free cars, flights and how donors appeared to be funneling donations to Easley through the state Democratic Party.

In July, the campaign finance watchdog group Democracy North Carolina alleged violations and requested hearings by the State Board of Elections, which began Monday.

On Monday, former Easley confidant McQueen Campbell testified that Easley directed his campaign to pay for $11,000 in roof and bathroom repairs at his personal residence in Raleigh and kept it secret from the public.

On Tuesday, the board heard testimony on the Easley campaign's efforts to run donations through the state Democratic Party to circumvent limits on campaign contributions.

The board could fine Easley's campaign and declare that crimes occurred and refer those matters to state and federal prosecutors.

Click on the links on the right side of this page to see our reporting from Tuesday's hearings.

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