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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...
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...
- 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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Nov 18, 2019 · Contractor Joseph Wiseman, 59, of Roswell Georgia recently reported to Butner Federal Correction Institution in Butner, North Carolina. The low-security prison is home to 1,177 male offenders...
Nov 20, 2019 · Wed, November 20th 2019 at 11:48 AM. Updated Wed, November 20th 2019 at 11:54 AM. 5. VIEW ALL PHOTOS. Longtime county contractor Joe Wiseman was sentenced to just more than three years in...
Sep 27, 2019 · Joe Wiseman, 59, is the lone remaining defendant in a civil lawsuit filed by the county after federal officials revealed a yearslong kickbacks scheme involving him and Buncombe managers...
Nov 20, 2019 · TIME TO COLLECT: Buncombe County will receive $150,000 from former contractor Joseph Wiseman Jr., the last of five people so far convicted in an ongoing corruption investigation to settle...
