NC auditor at courthouse where grand jury meeting

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood has arrived at a federal courthouse in Raleigh, where a grand jury is meeting amid an investigation into former Gov. Mike Easley.

Wood would not comment as she entered the federal building Thursday morning. Federal subpoenas sent to the auditor’s office asked about any “business ventures” or financial ties between the Easleys or others mentioned in a federal probe.

A spokesman for Wood has said she has found no campaign contributions, business links or other financial ties to the former governor.

Federal investigators have sent several subpoenas to a variety of state agencies seeking information about Easley, his wife’s university job and their travel.

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