The chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party and a major donor were indicted Tuesday on federal bribery and wire fraud charges. North Carolina GOP Chairman Robin Hayes and Greg Lindberg, the founder and chairman of Eli Global LLC and the owner of Global Bankers Insurance Group, were among four people charged in federal indictments unsealed Tuesday. AVENATTI TO APPEAR IN CALIFORNIA COURT TO FACE FRAUD CHARGESHayes, who served from 1999 to 2009 in Congress, Lindberg and his two associates, also charged, appeared in federal court in Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge David C. Keesler. Hayes, Lindberg and his two associates are accused of trying to sway an insurance regulator’s decisions in favor of the donor’s insurance companies. “Greg Lindberg is innocent of the charges in the indictment and we look forward to demonstrating this when we get our day in court,” his attorney, Anne Tompkins, told Fox News.​​​​​​A spokesman for the North Carolina GOP did not immediately comment regarding Hayes' indictment.

Source: Fox News April 02, 2019 16:57 UTC