GREENVILLE — A former North Carolina lawmaker originally convicted on federal charges involving theft and diverting funds and facing a retrial next month has pleaded guilty to a single count. U.S. Attorney Thomas Walker announced Monday that former state Rep. Stephen LaRoque pleaded ...

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CHARLOTTE – John Wayne Perry Jr., 33, of Charlotte, pleaded guilty Monday to racketeering conspiracy for his part in a widespread, $75 million mortgage fraud and money laundering scheme, the investigation of which became known as “Operation Wax House.” Perry ...

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CHARLOTTE – The president and co-owner of Boggs Paving Inc. pleaded guilty on Thursday to one count of conspiracy and one count of money laundering conspiracy; an additional 27 counts will be dismissed. Boggs was released on bond and will ...

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CHARLOTTE — A federal judge on Wednesday accepted a guilty plea on one conspiracy count from a former employee of a road construction company charged with 29 counts of fraud and conspiracy in misrepresenting its use of a certified disadvantaged ...

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CHARLOTTE – Patrick Cannon, the former Charlotte mayor, came into U.S. District Court on Tuesday looking much like he did at so many City Council meetings over the years. But, donning a gray suit with a striped tie and a ...

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