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Grassroots organization calls for criminal investigation of U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy

Grassroots organization calls for criminal investigation of U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BALANCE OFFERINGS OF LOWER PROFILE SPORTS AGAINST LARGER ON.ES KIM: COMMON CAUSE NORTH CAROLINA IS CALLING FOR A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION OF POSTMASTER GENERAL LOUIS DEJOY. THERE’S CONCERN OVER CAMPAIGN DONATIONS THAT WERE MADE BY MEMBERS OF HIS FORMER MPY.CO THE GROUP SAYS IT HAS UNCOVERED NEW EVIDENCE THAT DEJOY REIMBURSED HIS FORMER EMPLOYEES FOR CAMPAIGN DONATNSIO TO PAY PAT MCCRORY DURING HIS RUNOR F GOVERNOR BILL O’NEIL HAS THE DETAILS. >> MR. DEJOY, WHO LIVEIN GREENSBORO, IS ALREADY UNDER FEDERAL INVESTIGATION FOR POIBSS CAMPAIGN FINAN VCEIOLATIONS. COMMON CAUSE NC WANTS THE STATE TO BEGIN ITS OWN INVESTIGATION. THE NEW EVIDENCE CITED BY COMMON CAUSE NORTH CAROLINA IDENTIFIES SOME 60 EMPLOYEES AT DEJOY’S FORMER COMPANY IN HIGH POINT GIVING MONEY TO THE MCCRORY CAMPAIGN. IN WHAT IT CALLS A SPSUICIOUS PATTERN OF MPCAAIGN DONATIONS. >> AGAIN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF , EMPLOYEES AND NEW BREED LOGISTICS, WHO HAD NEVER REALLY GIVEN CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS PRIOR TO THE 1220 ELECTION CYCLE AND THEN ON TWO DAYS THEY ALDIL >> THE INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED BY THE INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED CAMPAIGN FINANCE WATCHDOBOG HALL, FORMER HEAD OF DEMOCRA NORTH CAROLINA, FINDS DEJOY HIS FAMILY AND HIS FORMER EMPLOYEES GAVE SOME $300,000O TTHE MCCRORY CAMPAIGN IN 2012 AND 2016. THE LATEST INVESTIGATION FLOOL A REPORT BY THE WASHINON POST QUOTING FORMER EMPLOYEES ACCUSING DEJOY OF PRESSURING THEM TO MAKE POLITICAL CONTRIBUONTIS AND LATER RE-IMBURSING THETHM COMPANY BONUSES. >> THERE’S ENOUGH SMO HEKE WHERE WE THINK, AS KEI REPEATING MYSELF, THAT A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE OPENED UP HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA, AND THAT’S ALL WHATE’ WRE ASKING. >> IT’S ILLEGAL TO FUNNEL CAMPAIGN DONATIONS THRU STRAW DONORS. LAST FALL E THWAKE COUNTY D.A. DECLINED TO INVESTIGATE DEJOY AND THE ALLEGATIONS HE USED STWRA DONORS. >> WE HOPE THIS INFORMATION COMPELS HER TO CHANGE HER MIND, BECAUSE WE THINK IT'’ PRETTY DAMMING, PRTYET COMPELLING, THAT IT WAS A STRAW N SCHEME, IF YOU WILL, ORCHESTRAT BED MR. DEJOY TO FUNNEL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MCCRORY CAMPAIGN. >> THROUGH HIS EMPLOYEES, LAST SUMMER DURING A CONGRESSIONAL HEARING MR. DEJOY DENIED REPAYING HIS EMPLEEOY FOR MAKING DONATIONS TO DONALD TRUMP. HIS WIFE ALDONA WOS SERVED AS GOVERNOR PAT MCCRORY’S SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV
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Grassroots organization calls for criminal investigation of U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy
Common Cause North Carolina is calling for a criminal investigation of Louis DeJoy, U.S. Postmaster General, over campaign donations made by members of his former company.The political group says it has uncovered new evidence that DeJoy reimbursed his former employees for campaign donations to Pat McCrory during his run for governor.DeJoy, who lives in Greensboro, is already under federal investigation for possible campaign finance violations. Click on the video player above for Bill O'Neil's report.

Common Cause North Carolina is calling for a criminal investigation of Louis DeJoy, U.S. Postmaster General, over campaign donations made by members of his former company.

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The political group says it has uncovered new evidence that DeJoy reimbursed his former employees for campaign donations to Pat McCrory during his run for governor.

DeJoy, who lives in Greensboro, is already under federal investigation for possible campaign finance violations.

Click on the video player above for Bill O'Neil's report.