ABC Commission releases report
The state Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission released a damning report on the “slush fund” controversy at the High Point ABC Board, saying the local agency’s conduct during the last four years included “serious ABC Law violations.”
The report, unveiled Friday morning, aimed strong criticism at the agency’s former general manager, George Humble Jr., and three ex-board members who resigned under fire last month.
“Our review confirmed that serious ABC law violations occurred at the High Point ABC Board,” the state report said. “We identified a pattern of both unacceptable activities by the Board’s General Manager as well as lax administrative oversight by the board members in conducting public business ...”
The High Point system has been under investigation since late August, when state ABC officials got a tip that the board was illegally selling promotional minibottles and keeping the money in a secret fund for incidental expenses and employee perks.
Check out the report, a timeline on the investigation and the N&R's ABC investigation stories at www.news-record.com/nr/abc
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I found it discusting that the High Point City Council found the fact that the ABC Board was investigated more to to rant about than the results of the investigation. Isn't this just typical behavior for Guilford County officialdom?!? Are most of our politicians criminals or just plain stupid?
Posted on February 9, 2006 10:43 AM