FILE -In this July 10, 2019, file photo, North Carolina State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey talks with State Farm insurance agent John Knott at Knott's office in Rocky Mount, N.C. A federal jury convicted insurance magnate Greg Lindberg on Thursday, March 5, 2020 of conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud and bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds, according to court documents. Gray, a colleague of Lindberg was also found guilty of the two counts…
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March 5, 2020 8:23 p.m.
Major North Carolina donor convicted of bribery, conspiracy
A major political donor was convicted Thursday of trying to bribe a North Carolina insurance regulator with millions of dollars in campaign funds in hopes of reducing scrutiny of his insurance business.