Ex N.C. State Lawmaker Sentenced To Probation 1K Fine For Taking 65K In Campaign Funds
David Lewis pleaded guilty last year to taking the money from his campaign in 2018 and putting it in a separate bank account he had set up using a fake entity with a similar title to the state Republican Party. The money was used by Lewis Farms and to pay rent on his home. Lewis’ attorney requested that he receive no prison time, saying that the theft was “an act of desperation rather than greed....