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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF WAKE

rN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE

SUPER10R COURT DIVISION
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

V,

FLETCHER LEE HAR TS ELL JR.

INDICTMENT I.
FALSE REPORTS
II.
FALSE REPORTS
III.
FALSE REPORTS

I.

THE JURORS FOR THE STATE UPON THEIR OATH PRESENT that on or between
July 12, 2010 and January 11, 2011, in Wake County, the defendant named above
w1lawfully, willfully, and feloniously did sign and certify as lawful, true and correct
campaign reports required to be certified and filed with the North Carolina State Board of
Elections, when the Defendant knew the reports were not lawful, true and correct; to wit,
the reports falsely reported multiple expenditures from defendant's campaign account,
the Hartsell - State Senator Committee, were charitable donations pursuant to N.C.G.S .
163-278.16B(3) when in fact, these payments ultimately benefitted the defendant .
financially and included expenditures for the upkeep and maintenance of real property
owned by the Defendant; the reports falsely reported that disbursements to Defendant's
law firm Hartsell and Williams and to multiple consumer credit card accounts held by the
defendant) including American Express, were for reimbursement of campaign expenses
or expenses related to the holding of his office as a State Senator when in fact, these
payments included payment for goods and services that ultimately benefitted defendant
financially. The required remarks as to the purpose of the disbursements contained false
and misleading information and did not disclose the true purpose for these impermissible
expenditures, and the public thereby had no means of knowing that the Committee funds
had been utilized for purposes not authorized by law. This conduct was against the peace
and dignity of the State and in violation ofN.C.G.S. 163-278.32.

II.

THE JURORS FOR THE STATE UPON THEIR OATH PRESENT that on or between
July 28) 2011 and January 23, 2012, in Wake County, the defendant named above
unlawfully, wilJfully, and feloniously did sign and certify as lawful, true and correct
campaign reports required to be certified and filed with the North Carolina State Board of
Elections, when the Defendant knew the reports were not lawful, true and con-ect; to wit,
the reports falsely reported multiple expenditures from defendant's campaign account,
the Hartsell - State Senator Committee, were charitable donations pursuant to N.C.G.S.
l63-278 . l6B(3) when in fact, these payments ultimately benefitted the defendant
financially and included expenditures for the upkeep and maintenance of real property
owned by the Defendant; the reports falsely reported that disbursements to Defendant's
law finn Hartsell and Williams and to multiple consumer credit card accounts held by the
defendant, including American Express, were for reimbursement of campaign expenses
or expenses related to the holding of his office as a State Senator when in fact, these
payments included payment for goods and services that ultimately benefitted defendant

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financially. The required remarks as to the purpose of the disbursemer1ts contained false
and misleading information and did not disclose the true purpose for these impermissible
expenditures, and the public thereby had no means of knowing that the Committee funds
had been utilized fo.r purposes not authorized by law. This conduct was against the peace
and dignity of the State and in violation ofN.C.G.S. 163-278.32.

III.

THE JURORS FOR THE ST ATE UPON THEIR OATH PRESENT that on or between
April 30, 2012 and January 8, 2013, in Wake County, the defendant named above
unlawfully, willfully, and feloniously did sign and certify as lawful, true and correct
campaign reports required to be certified and filed with the North Carolina State Board of
Elections, when the Defendant knew the reports were not lawful, true and correct; to wit,
the reports falsely reported multiple expenditures from defendant's campaign account,
the Hartsell - State Senator Committee, were charitable donations pursuant to N.C .G.S.
163-278.16B(3) when in fact, these payments ultimately benefitted the defendant
financially and included expenditures for the upkeep and maintenance of real property
owned by the Defendant; the reports falsely reported that disbursements to Defendant's
law firm Hartsell and Williams and to multiple consumer credit card accounts held by the
defendant, including American Express, were for reimbursement of campaign expenses
or expenses related to the holding of his office as a State Senator when in fact, these
payments included payment for goods and services that ultimately benefitted defendant
financially. The required remarks as to the purpose of the disbursements contained false
and misleading infonnation and did not disclose the true purpose for these impermissible
expenditures, and the public thereby had no means of knowing that the Committee funds
had been utilized for purposes not authorized by law. This conduct was against the peace
and dignity of the State and in violation ofN.C.G.S. 163~278.32.

_ ._ /_ Agent D. Whitley
Witness, SBI

The witness marked "X" were sworn by the undersigned Foreperson of the Grand Jury and,
after hearing testimony, this bill was found to be:
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A TRUE BILL by twelve or more grand jurors, and I the undersigned Foreperson of the
Grand Jury, attest the concurrence of twelve or more grand jurors in this bill of
indictment.

NOT A TRUE BILL

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Date

8 2016