The Plot Thickens in the Wilson Building Money Order Kerfuffle
The mayor and several council members are under pressure to produce information on money orders related to Jeffrey Thompson.
A growing trail of questionable donations related to Jeffrey Thompson, whose home and offices were raided earlier this month, continues to draw-in elected officials in the Wilson Building, placing them under federal scrutiny. Thompson owns Chartered Health Plan, the city’s single-largest Medicaid contractor. Mayor Vincent Gray personally handled money orders from Jeffrey Thompson, according to the Huffington Post. NBC 4's Tom Sherwood first reported Gray's role in handling the questionable contributions: Now, two sources directly involved with Gray's fund-raising say Gray himself personally showed up at his campaign headquarters one day with as much as $100,000 in contributions from Thompson and his associates. One of the primary concerns …
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