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Aug 28, 2019 · ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Contractor Joe Wiseman, 59, of Roswell, Georgia, was sentenced to 37 months, just over three years, in the corruption scandal involving, so far, four others facing...
- Former Buncombe County contractor's sentence reduced ... - WLOS
The former release date for engineer Joseph Wiseman, 60, was...
- Longtime Buncombe County contractor in federal prison to be ...
Joseph Wiseman was originally sentenced to three years in...
- Former Buncombe County contractor's sentence reduced ... - WLOS
- The Federal Investigation Into Buncombe Corruption
- Buncombe County v. Wiseman
- Who Got The Gifts, Trips Or Favors from Wiseman?
Wiseman is among five people serving prison time in connection to corruption in Buncombe County government uncovered through an ongoing federal investigation that began in 2017. He was caught participating in a fraudulent kickback schemein which he bribed county officials in exchange for engineering contracts. Federal prosecutors said that, before ...
In response to the federal charges, Buncombe filed lawsuits against Wiseman and the former county staffers. It reached a $150,000 settlement Wisemanand his company, Environmental Infrastructure Consulting in November. At the time, they were the lone holdouts in the suit. Background:Buncombe County files equestrian center lawsuit against Ellen Frost...
The lawsuit case file gives no indication which county officials may have received gifts or trips from Wiseman before 2014 or whether those officials were elected or appointed. A county spokeswoman did not immediately respond to questions on the subject. In a December letter to Board of Commissioners Chairman Brownie Newman — which was previously p...
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ASHEVILLE – Joe Wiseman will pay Buncombe County $150,000 under a financial settlement approved by county commissioners. After speaking with Ron Payne, the county's outside attorney, in...
Feb 7, 2019 · ASHEVILLE, N.C. – U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced that Joseph F. Wiseman, Jr., 58, of Roswell, Georgia, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge today, for his role in a bribery scheme involving three former top Buncombe County Officials. John A. Strong, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Charlotte ...
Joseph Wiseman, Jr., a former Buncombe County contractor implicated in a kickback scheme that has led to charges against three former county officials, has agreed to plead guilty to...
