SBI investigating Cary town manager for financial misuse
COUNTY BACK IN 2022. ATTORNEYS
SAY THAT ONCE THIS TRIAL
STARTS, IT SHOULD LAST ABOUT
2 WEEKS. BRIAN, THANK YOU.
NEW TODAY, THE CRIMINAL
INVESTIGATION INTO KERRY'S
FORMER TOWN MANAGER, THE STATE
BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION IS
LOOKING INTO SEAN STEAGLE
SPENDING LINKED TO HIS CREDIT
CARD TRANSACTIONS.
>> THOSE INCLUDE PURCHASES TO
THINGS LIKE AMAZON, APPLE,
LARGE HOTEL EXPENSES AND
RESTAURANTS WRAL'S CARLY HAYNES
IS LIVE IN CARY AFTER SPEAKING
WITH THE WAKE COUNTY DISTRICT
ATTORNEY AND CARLY. YOU LOOK
THROUGH DOZENS OF DOCUMENTS
TODAY LISTING SOME OF THOSE
TRANSACTIONS.
>> AND DOWN, IT'S NOT UNUSUAL
FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES TO
GET A TOWN CREDIT CARD. IT'S
KNOWN AS A P CARD. SO WHAT THE
SBI WILL BE INVESTIGATING IS
WHAT SEAN STEAGLE USE HIS PEAK
ARE FOR.
>> KERRY TOWN HALL NOW A FOCUS
OF STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IT'S TIME TO OPEN AN SBI
INVESTIGATION. BRING IN THE
LIGHT OF DAY. LET'S SEE WHAT
WE'RE DEALING WITH. WAKE COUNTY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY LORRIN
FREEMAN REQUESTED HELP FROM
THE SBI IS FINANCIAL CRIMES
UNIT TUESDAY. THEY'LL SEE OF
SPENDING BY KERRY'S FORMER TOWN
MANAGER GOES BEYOND
MISMANAGEMENT. WHAT QUICKLY
TO HAPPEN FOR YOU TO ISSUE
CRIMINAL CHARGES. YEAH. SO WHAT
OBVIOUSLY OUR STANDARD IS IN
ANY CASE, IT IS GOING TO BE
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT AND
OFTEN WHAT WE SEE IS PEOPLE.
>> YEAH. PURCHASING TRIPS.
PURCHASING YES. THINGS FOR
THEIR OWN HOMES. WE'RE SPENDING
MONEY FOR THEIR PERSONAL
BENEFIT. THERE REALLY DOESN'T
HAVE ANY LEGITIMATE BUSINESS
PURPOSE. PUBLIC RECORDS SHOW US
JUST SOME OF HIS TRANSACTIONS.
>> IN 2021, 100'S OF DOLLARS
WORTH OF AMAZON PURCHASES IN
ONE AMAZON TRANSACTION IN 2022.
ROUGHLY MORE THAN $80 ON
KITCHEN TOWELS SENT TO HIS HOME
THAT SAME YEAR HE SPENT NEARLY
$1000 ON FURNITURE AND HOME
DECOR. IT'S UNCLEAR WHETHER
THESE WERE FOR PERSONAL USE OR
FOR BUSINESS. THIS IS VERY MUCH
THE BEGINNING OF A PROCESS.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT GOING
THROUGH, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS A
MATTER OF.
>> DOZENS AND DOZENS OF
TRANSACTIONS OVER PERIODS OF
TIME. EVERY ONE OF THESE
PURCHASES WILL NOW BE UNDER
A MICROSCOPE.
>> AND THAT AS THE I
INVESTIGATION WILL TAKE PLACE
OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW WEEKS,
THE STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE IS
ALSO CONTINUING ITS REVIEW