Jul 09 2009
You Need to Pay More Taxes- D.C. Law Firms are Depending on You
Attorney General Roy Cooper used North Carolina gas-tax revenue to reimburse Washington lawyers thousands of dollars in unnecessary hotel and airline fees, according to receipts and travel records obtained by Carolina Journal.
The documents suggest that Cooper’s office has been less than thorough in reviewing expense reports submitted by Resolution Law Group, a firm assisting Cooper in his pollution control suit against the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Invoices show that a Resolution paralegal was reimbursed almost $7,000 last year for a month-long stay at an upscale Washington, D.C., hotel. But airline receipts indicate that she was present at the hotel only 12 out of 29 nights, incurring more than $4,000 in unused room fees.
Other records show that Cooper’s office reimbursed Resolution’s lead counsel in the TVA case nearly $500 for a flight between Asheville and Washington that he never took.
As reported by CJ in March, Cooper also repaid Resolution lawyers for alcohol, candy, airline flight upgrades, and valet parking, in addition to paying the Ayres Law Group, a second firm assisting with the TVA case, up to $515 per hour in legal fees.
Who knew doing nothing could be so expensive? I wonder if the CJ found any chiropractor bills- Roy must have quite a kink in his neck from looking the other way while all his friends get investigated by the Feds.
Does anybody have any experience with these North Carolina Lawyers ?