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October 2, 2023

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Local Government Commission approves financial requests for Asheville, Chapel Hill, Cornelius

January 26, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — At its Jan. 10 meeting, the N.C. Local Government Commission (LGC) approved financial requests made by Asheville, Chapel Hill, and the town of Cornelius.  The LGC is the statutory body that examines town […]

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Former Spring Lake finance director sentenced to four years in embezzlement case 

December 21, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The former finance director and accounting technician for the Town of Spring Lake has been sentenced to two consecutive 24-month prison terms for embezzling over half a million from the town between 2016 […]

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Spring Lake claims new town manager hire was approved by Local Government Commission — it wasn’t 

October 20, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — State Treasurer Dale Folwell issued a sternly worded press statement refuting a claim that the Town of Spring Lake’s new hire for town manager was approved by the Local Government Commission (LGC).  On […]

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Former Spring Lake town manager pleads guilty to embezzlement charge

October 3, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The former town manager for Spring Lake pleaded guilty to charges she embezzled over $500,000 from the town between 2016 and 2021. According to a Sept. 19 press release by the U.S. Department of […]

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Spring Lake finance director indicted on embezzlement, bank fraud and identity theft charges

June 22, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A former Spring Lake finance director was indicted earlier this month on charges of embezzlement, bank fraud and identity theft related to the misappropriation of over a half-million dollars from the town.  According […]

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Local Government Commissions letter to Spring Lake over compliance, transparency concerns

April 14, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The N.C. Local Government Commission (LGC) voted unanimously on April 5 to issue a letter to the mayor of Spring Lake and its Board of Aldermen over concerns involving a lack of compliance […]

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Audit of Spring Lake finds more than $430K in taxpayer funds used for personal purposes

March 24, 2022 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The office of the N.C. State Auditor has published a report showing more than $430,000 in taxpayer funds were spent for personal use in the town of Spring Lake.  Spring Lake is a […]

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Local Government Commission votes to take control of Spring Lake over finance issues

October 14, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Last week, the N.C. Local Government Commission (LGC) unanimously voted in favor of taking over the finances of Spring Lake. Unless action is taken soon, the town will be close to default on […]

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