The N.C. Business Court recently dismissed a taxi company’s lawsuit against the city of Charlotte, imprisoned former Mayor Patrick Cannon, the Greater Charlotte Hospitality and Tourism Alliance and three taxi companies it accused of conspiring to unfairly influence the awarding ...

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CHARLOTTE — The politician named Charlotte’s mayor after his predecessor was busted on federal corruption charges wants to earn the job from voters himself. Multiple media outlets reported that Dan Clodfelter filed documents with the Mecklenburg County elections board laying ...

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CHARLOTTE — Former  Mayor Patrick Cannon has sold his share of the parking business he founded. Multiple media outlets reported that the sale of his share of E-Z Parking comes after Cannon was convicted on federal corruption charges. E-Z Parking ...

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CHARLOTTE – Former Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon hasn’t updated his Facebook page since March 23, three days before his arrest on public corruption charges. In one of his more recent entries that same month, in which he celebrated his first ...

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CHARLOTTE — A federal judge has ordered the former mayor of North Carolina’s largest city under house arrest until he begins serving time for taking bribes because the ex-politician cast an illegal ballot in Tuesday’s election. Under North Carolina law, a convicted felon loses the right ...

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CHARLOTTE — The former mayor of North Carolina’s largest city is scheduled to appear before a federal judge after elections records show he voted in the midterm election despite being a convicted felon who was prohibited from casting a ballot. The Charlotte Observer ...

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CHARLOTTE — The parking company founded by former Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon has lost some contracts after his arrest on corruption charges. The Charlotte Observer reported (http://bit.ly/1oAWBlM)that that E-Z Parkiing managed 25,000 parking places in the city last year. Company general ...

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CHARLOTTE — A U.S. Transportation Department spokesman said there are no plans to cut funding for a light-rail extension in Charlotte after the former mayor was convicted of taking a bribe related to the construction path. Transportation department spokesman Ryan ...

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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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The Charlotte City Council has begun looking at ways to restore public trust and put into place processes that will help avoid future ethical lapses, in response to the arrest of former Mayor Patrick Cannon on corruption charges. At the ...

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