Jun 27 2008
Black Pays Half of Fine
Raleigh – Former state House Speaker Jim Black, now serving federal prison time for a corruption conviction, paid half of his $1 million fine on Thursday on a similar count to which he pleaded in state court last year, his lawyer said.
The $500,000 payment helps him for now avoid receiving state prison time after he leaves federal custody. Black was supposed to pay the entire fine by July, or he could face nearly two years in prison on a plea he made last year to a bribery charge.
Awe, too bad. I would have liked to see him serve the additional prison time, but hey, a half a million bucks definitely stings.
