ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A contractor accused of bribing several former North Carolina county officials has reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors.
The Asheville Citizen-Times reports court records filed Wednesday say Joe Wiseman of Roswell, Georgia, will plead guilty to conspiracy to commit honest services fraud. The charge has a maximum sentence of five years in prison. A judge is set to rule Thursday on whether to accept the deal.
Prosecutors say Wiseman bribed ex-Buncombe County officials Wanda Greene, Mandy Stone and Jon Creighton for years with items including spa treatments and vacations in exchange for contracts worth millions of dollars.
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Greene, Stone and Creighton await sentencing on corruption charges. Greene’s son and ex-county employee, Michael Greene, awaits sentencing for misusing county-issued credit cards.
An investigation of the county government is ongoing.
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Information from: The Asheville Citizen-Times, http://www.citizen-times.com
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