Corrupt Charlotte mayor Patrick Cannon has resigned after being charged with federal public corruption and accused thievery and taking bribes in an FBI sting. Today was a banner day for Democrats as three Democrats on March 26, 2014 alone were caught up in political corruption. Patrick Cannon took over as Mayor of Charlotte after Obama grabbed Anthony Foxx to be Secretary of Transportation.
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The mayor of Charlotte, N.C. — the state’s largest city and the site of the 2012 Democratic National Convention — resigned Wednesday hours after he was charged with federal public corruption and accused of taking bribes in an FBI sting.
City spokesman Keith Richardson said Mayor Patrick Cannon submitted his resignation letter Wednesday to the city manager and attorney.
The 47-year-old Cannon is accused of accepting more than $48,000 in bribes from undercover FBI agents posing as businessmen who wanted to do work with Charlotte.
A criminal complaint from the U.S. Attorney says the Democrat, who has been mayor for six months, accepted cash, airline tickets, a hotel room and the use of a luxury apartment as bribes and solicited more than $1 million more.
During the last encounter, according to the U.S. attorney’s office, he accepted $20,000 in cash.