Lt. Governor Mark Robinson, a Republican candidate for Governor of North Carolina, released a statement on Monday slamming his Democrat opponent, radical left Attorney General Josh Stein, for losing campaign money to a known scammer.
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Here is the knockout political punch that one social media poster delivered on the topic where Stein was getting a thumping over something else. Robinson definitely has the upper hand here.
Stein hasn’t held anyone accountable in North Carolina on much of anything..INCLUDING political scammers. The state is overrun with political scammers- and Stein lets them all off the hook, and NOW one of them got paid off .. HMM… think about that:
@JoshStein_ bought a phone list from the spam scammers he is supposed to put in prison. He is not on the side of the people of NC. I got yet another spam text from his campaign. Get your facts in order before going on a rampage. Josh Stein is wrong for North Carolina.
— Mark Eisele (@Meisele6975) July 15, 2023
Robinson’s campaign was quick to call Stein out. Here is what they reported:
DEMOCRAT JOSH STEIN’S CAMPAIGN SCAMMED FOR $50,000
RALEIGH, NC – According to news reports, Democrat Josh Stein’s campaign transferred $50,000 to a scammer. The Mark Robinson for Governor Campaign issued the statement below:
“Josh Stein is supposed to be protecting taxpayers from scams — not getting duped by them himself. Yet within a week of announcing his run for governor, Stein’s campaign willingly sent $50,000 to a scammer. How can the voters trust Stein with a state budget of tens of billions of dollars as governor if his campaign can’t even sniff out a $50,000 scam? North Carolina voters deserve better than Josh Stein’s incompetence.” – Mike Lonergan, Communications Director, Mark Robinson for Governor
BACKGROUND
Democrat Josh Stein’s campaign sent $50,000 to a scammer
“The North Carolina gubernatorial campaign of Attorney General Josh Stein lost over $50,000 from a ‘sophisticated scam’ that targeted a campaign vendor, a Stein spokesperson said on Monday.” (Associated Press, Josh Stein’s gubernatorial campaign says it lost $50,000 through scam that targeted vendor, 7/31/23)
Here is the AP article the campaign linked to: Josh Stein’s gubernatorial campaign says it lost $50,000 through scam that targeted a vendor:
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina gubernatorial campaign of Attorney General Josh Stein lost over $50,000 from a “sophisticated scam” that targeted a campaign vendor, a Stein spokesperson said on Monday.
The incident, first reported on by WRAL-TV, was disclosed after a Stein campaign finance report covering the first six months of the year and filed late last week cited a “fraudulent wire transfer payment.” The transaction was dated Jan. 25, a week after the Democrat announced his run for governor.
“A campaign vendor fell victim to a sophisticated scam. The vendor has consulted law enforcement, filed a report with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and taken precautionary measures,” Stein campaign spokesperson said Kate Frauenfelder wrote in a text message. She declined to identify the vendor involved.
Stein’s campaign raised nearly $6 million during the first half of the year and spent over $1.3 million on expenses during that period, according to the campaign finance report.
The loss “serves as an important reminder that fraud happens every day and that people and companies should ensure that they know who they are dealing with when exchanging money online,” Frauenfelder said.
Robinson is leading in numerous polls:
2024 North Carolina Governor Poll
(R) Mark Robinson: 41% (+3)
(D) Josh Stein: 38%Independents
(R) Mark Robinson: 47% (+16)
(D) Josh Stein: 31%⦿ Opinion Diagnostics | 902 LV | ±4.8%
⦿ D36/R33/I31 (D+3) | June 5-7https://t.co/TY8nbJYAfY pic.twitter.com/dIoi4BGGV4— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) June 8, 2023
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