GOVERNOR. BILL O’NEIL JOINS US WITH THE STORY. STATE LAW FORBIDS THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS FROM COMMENTING ON INVESTIGATIONS. NOW, THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE WATCHDOG WHO FILED THE COMPLAINT AGAINST MR. ROBINSON BACK IN 2021, IS CALLING ON THE GOP CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR TO TELL VOTERS WHAT’S GOING ON. IT LOOKS LIKE THE CAMPAIGN MONEY WAS USED TO POSSIBLY TO PAY BACK PERSONAL LOANS AND OTHER, UH, ITEMS THAT BENEFIT MARK ROBINSON AND HIS FAMILY. BOB HALL’S ORIGINAL COMPLAINT AGAINST THE ROBINSON CAMPAIGN IDENTIFIED WHAT HE SAYS WERE POTENTIALLY ILLEGAL CASH DONATIONS, ILLEGAL CASH WITHDRAWALS, AND ILLEGAL CREDIT CARD CHARGES. THE COMPLAINT ALSO QUESTIONS CONTRIBUTIONS FROM POSSIBLY ILLEGAL DONORS. WHEN YOU ADD IT ALL TOGETHER, IT’S $500,000, OVER $500,000 OF IMPROPERLY REPORTED ITEMS. UM, SO IT’S A BIG DEAL. AND AND THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN GOING ON NOW FOR THREE YEARS. THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS CAN’T SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE OF A STATE LAW THAT KEEPS ALL THEIR INVESTIGATIONS AS CONFIDENTIAL, ALL RECENTLY SAID THAT THE ROBINSON CAMPAIGN, A LETTER CALLING ON THE GOP FRONTRUNNER FOR GOVERNOR TO GIVE VOTERS AN UPDATE ON THE INVESTIGATION, QUOTE, WHAT’S GOING ON? WHAT ARE YOU TELLING INVESTIGATORS? IS THE WAKE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR FBI INVOLVED THE PUBLIC SHOULDN’T BE KEPT IN THE DARK, BUT, UM, THE THE PERSON WHO’S INVOLVED, MR. ROBINSON, HE CAN TALK, HE CAN PUT FORWARD WHATEVER INFORMATION HE WANTS TO TO THE PUBLIC. AND I’M SAYING THAT, UH, HE NEEDS TO DO THAT NOW. UH, BEFORE HE BECOMES ELECTED. EVEN BEFORE THE PRIMARY. REALLY, THE VOTERS NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THIS MONEY. WXII 12 NEWS REACHED OUT TO THE ROBINSON CAMPAIGN FOR COMMENT. A SPOKESMAN ISSUED THIS STATEMENT IN RESPONSE, QUOTE, WE RESPONDED WELL OVER A YEAR AGO TO THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS WITH ALL UPDATED ACTIVITY, ADDRESSING EVERY QUESTION WITH ANY REQUESTED DOCUMENTATION. WE FOLLOWED UP WITH THEM A COUPLE OF TIMES TO SEE WHERE WE ARE, AND THEY HAVE RESPONDED THAT THEY ARE WORKING THROUGH IT. THEY INDICATE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SHORTHANDED ON STAFF. PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO BE SUSPICIOUS. UM, IT MAY BE THAT THESE ARE MOSTLY MISDEMEANORS OR CIVIL OFFENSES. UH, THERE MIGHT BE SOME FINES INVOLVED AND MAYBE THERE’S NOT, UH, SERIOUS CRIMINAL, BUT WHO KNOWS? WE DON’T KNOW. AND THAT’S PART OF THE PROBLEM. YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS AND AND DO IT FAST. BUT MARK ROBINSON IS THE TOP FUNDRAISER IN THE GOP PRIMARY. A RECENT NOTE FROM HIS CAMPAIGN SAYS THAT THE GREENSBORO NATIVE HAS RAISED NEARLY $10 MILLION SINCE 2021.