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N.C. political donor gets 7 years in prison, Hayes probation

| August 20, 2020 12:06 AM

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A major political donor convicted of attempting to bribe a North Carolina elected official to secure preferential regulatory treatment for his insurance business was sentenced Wednesday to more than seven years in prison.

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