fraud discovered in Town of Cary NC

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Town of Cary NC

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The video taps into a common frustration with government inefficiency and potential corruption, using specific, shocking figures to highlight the issue. The creator's personal anecdote and direct call to action encourage engagement and sharing.

Summary

An audit by the state of North Carolina has uncovered significant fraud within the Town of Cary, including lavish spending on video production, ghostwriters, and flyers, as well as excessive use of town credit cards by employees. The creator expresses outrage at this misuse of taxpayer money and calls for the information to be shared widely.

Structure

1Introduction of fraud in Cary, NC
2Examples of excessive spending (video production, ghostwriter, flyers)
3High percentage of employees with town credit cards
4Creator's personal experience with town unresponsiveness
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fraud discovered in town of Cary nc #carync #corruption #nc #northcarolina #fraud

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Town of Cary NC (government entity): Acts - The video discusses alleged fraud and misuse of funds by the town and its employees. Removing this would change the video's subject. Sean Stegall (former town manager): Appears - Mentioned as the recipient of a book written by a ghostwriter. Removing him would not change the video's subject, but would remove a specific detail. North Carolina (state): Appears - Mentioned as the entity that conducted the audit. Removing this would not change the video's subject.

Call to action

Send this to everyone in Cary, everyone in North Carolina, because this is unacceptable.

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fraud discovered in Town of Cary NC THE TOWN OF CARY CARY, NORTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN ROBBING ITS CITIZENS BLIND. JUST CAUGHT RED HANDED. AUDIT CONDUCTED BY THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA HAS JUST UNCOVERED ALL KINDS OF FRAUD. IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY. ON THE HEELS OF THE TOWN INCREASING PROPERTY TAXES SO MUCH THAT PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE IN THEIR OWN Houses anymore. AND THIS INCLUDES PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY PAID OFF THEIR HOUSES. THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A SECOND. THAT THEY INCREASE TAXES SO THAT IT ON THEMSELVES. THEY CAN SPEND IT ON LAVISH PARTIES AND ALL KINDS OF OTHER FRIVOLOUS EXPENSES. HERE'S A FEW EXAMPLES. THE LIST GOES VERY LONG. THEY SPENT $121,000 ON VIDEO PRODUCTION FOR A RETREAT IN WILMINGTON AGO. THEY SPENT $65,000 ON A GHOSTWRITER TO WRITE A BOOK FOR TOWN MANAGER SEAN STEGALL. HE HAS SINCE RESIGNED AMIDST A BUNCH OF FINANCIAL CONTROVERSY. GO FIGURE. THEY SPENT $109,000 SENDING FLYERS OUT ABOUT SOME REDISTRICTING INFORMATION. AND IT'S REPORTED THAT 62% THE TOWN EMPLOYEES HAVE ACCESS TO A TOWN CREDIT CARD. THIS IS FRAUDULENT. THE NORMAL NUMBER IS AROUND 5%. THE LIST GOES ON. BUT THIS IS A BLATANT DISRESPECT FOR OUR HARD EARNED MONEY. THEY MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY MONEY FOR THEMSELVES. I LIVE IN CARY I'VE REACHED OUT TO THE TOWN OF CARY MULTIPLE TIMES FOR SIMPLE PROJECTS TO HELP ENSURE SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS. THEY BLOW ME OFF. IT TAKES ME THREE, FOUR, FIVE TIMES TO SIMPLE RESPONSE. AND THEY USUALLY DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. SO IT'S CLEAR THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE OUR BEST INTEREST AT HEART. THEY ARE TAKING SPENDING IT HOWEVER THEY WANT, NOT FOR BENEFIT. SO GOVERNMENTS EXIST TO SERVE THE CITIZENS, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. SEND THIS TO EVERYONE IN CARY EVERYONE IN NORTH CAROLINA, BECAUSE THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

Transcript

THE TOWN OF CARY, NORTH CAROLINA HAS BEEN ROBBING ITS CITIZENS BLIND. JUST CAUGHT RED HANDED. AUDIT CONDUCTED BY THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA HAS JUST UNCOVERED ALL KINDS OF FRAUD. IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY. ON THE HEELS OF THE TOWN INCREASING PROPERTY TAXES SO MUCH THAT PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO LIVE IN THEIR OWN Houses anymore. AND THIS INCLUDES PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY PAID OFF THEIR HOUSES. THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A SECOND. THAT THEY INCREASE TAXES SO THAT IT ON THEMSELVES. THEY CAN SPEND IT ON LAVISH PARTIES AND ALL KINDS OF OTHER FRIVOLOUS EXPENSES. HERE'S A FEW EXAMPLES. THE LIST GOES VERY LONG. THEY SPENT $121,000 ON VIDEO PRODUCTION FOR A RETREAT IN WILMINGTON AGO. THEY SPENT $65,000 ON A GHOSTWRITER TO WRITE A BOOK FOR TOWN MANAGER SEAN STEGALL. HE HAS SINCE RESIGNED AMIDST A BUNCH OF FINANCIAL CONTROVERSY. GO FIGURE. THEY SPENT $109,000 SENDING FLYERS OUT ABOUT SOME REDISTRICTING INFORMATION. AND IT'S REPORTED THAT 62% THE TOWN EMPLOYEES HAVE ACCESS TO A TOWN CREDIT CARD. THIS IS FRAUDULENT. THE NORMAL NUMBER IS AROUND 5%. THE LIST GOES ON. BUT THIS IS A BLATANT DISRESPECT FOR OUR HARD EARNED MONEY. THEY MADE IT CLEAR THAT THEY MONEY FOR THEMSELVES. I LIVE IN CARY I'VE REACHED OUT TO THE TOWN OF CARY MULTIPLE TIMES FOR SIMPLE PROJECTS TO HELP ENSURE SAFETY OF THE CITIZENS. THEY BLOW ME OFF. IT TAKES ME THREE, FOUR, FIVE TIMES TO SIMPLE RESPONSE. AND THEY USUALLY DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. SO IT'S CLEAR THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE OUR BEST INTEREST AT HEART. THEY ARE TAKING SPENDING IT HOWEVER THEY WANT, NOT FOR BENEFIT. SO GOVERNMENTS EXIST TO SERVE THE CITIZENS, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. SEND THIS TO EVERYONE IN CARY EVERYONE IN NORTH CAROLINA, BECAUSE THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.