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Despite having been federally convicted of orchestrating bribery and insurance fraud schemes<\/a>, billionaire Greg Lindberg could face separate charges for state crimes.<\/p>\n

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Unlike federal charges, any charges at the state level would not be subject to being overturned by a presidential pardon.<\/p>\n

Wiley Nickel, the uncontested candidate for Wake County district attorney, said he will \u201claunch an investigation into possible state criminal charges\u201d for Lindberg when he takes office next year. Nickel, a Democrat, also served as a U.S. House member.<\/p>\n

Lindberg on Tuesday was sentenced to more than 12 years in prison<\/a>. He pleaded guilty on charges tied to siphoning money from and defrauding insurance companies and spending the money on personal expenses.<\/p>\n

Lindberg, who founded private investment firm Global Growth and owned Global Bankers Insurance Group, was also convicted of trying to bribe<\/a> North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey with millions in campaign contributions in exchange for removing a senior deputy commissioner in the department.<\/p>\n

Last year, to lobby for a federal pardon on his behalf, Lindberg hired President Donald Trump\u2019s former bodyguard,<\/a> Keith Schiller of Javelin Advisors LLC.<\/p>\n

Lindberg has appeared in Javelin Advisors\u2019 disclosure reports the past three quarters, though only the first time did the company note that it\u2019s for a presidential pardon.<\/p>\n

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis said he spoke to U.S. Pardon Attorney Ed Martin about Lindberg\u2019s attempt to get a pardon from Trump.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told Martin it was a bad idea,\u201d Tillis said in text messages to McClatchy.<\/p>\n

Asked if he thought it might still happen, Tillis said, \u201cEd Martin pardoned Binance CEO and considered pardoning the corporation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Changpeng Zhao served as CEO of Binance, a cryptocurrency company. Zhao resigned in 2023 as CEO and pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. He served a four-month prison sentence, but Trump pardoned him in 2025 after being lobbied by Ches McDowell, brother of U.S. Rep. Addison McDowell of North Carolina.<\/p>\n

Binance spent $800,000<\/a> lobbying for Zhao\u2019s pardon, the Wall Street Journal reported.<\/p>\n

And asked about Nickel promising to launch a state investigation of Lindberg, Tillis said: \u201cHe violated state law and should be prosecuted.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nickel said in a statement that Lindberg\u2019s federal case \u201cis not the end of this matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe federal convictions established serious efforts to corrupt public decision-making in North Carolina and influence state regulators for private gain,\u201d he said. \u201cNorth Carolina has its own laws, its own courts, and its own responsibility to hold people accountable when our laws are broken.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nickel in March won the Democratic nomination<\/a> for Wake County district attorney. There are no Republican candidates registered to run against him in November.<\/p>\n

Causey last year wrote a letter<\/a> to Trump urging the president not to pardon Lindberg, writing that the billionaire\u2019s \u201ccriminal conduct was not incidental, technical, or victimless.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe victims of his illegal activities: including policyholders and employees whose financial security was placed at risk, continue to suffer the repercussions today,\u201d Causey wrote. \u201cThese harms are real, ongoing, and irreparable. A pardon would not undo them; it would compound them by signaling that wealth, influence, and persistence can outweigh accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n

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