Tony Mecia

Cornelius man orchestrated $8M music fraud

Oct 12, 2026

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Cornelius man orchestrated $8M music fraud

18 months in federal prison

Tony Mecia

CMS Investigation

Malcomb Coley bristles at questions about ties to Raki McGregor

Oct 11, 2026

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Malcomb Coley bristles at questions about ties to Raki McGregor

Business connections to CMS consultant

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CMS Investigation

No paper trail on lucrative CMS contracts

Oct 11, 2026

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No paper trail on lucrative CMS contracts

CMS doesn't have documents on McGregor's work or compliance assessment

Tony Mecia

CMS Investigation

Acting CMS superintendent postpones retirement

Oct 8, 2026

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Acting CMS superintendent postpones retirement

Longtime educator Melissa Balknight will continue to lead CMS until successor is named

Tony Mecia

CMS Investigation

Amid investigations, CMS launches PR campaign

Oct 8, 2026

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Amid investigations, CMS launches PR campaign

'#CMSProud' initiative will highlight the positive

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CMS Investigation

House speaker: CMS situation ‘looks very bad’

Oct 8, 2026

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House speaker: CMS situation ‘looks very bad’

Praises ex-superintendent Crystal Hill

Tony Mecia

Real Estate Whispers

Oct 7, 2026

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8 min read

Building up Brookhill

Plus: Office towers in county revaluation; CLT mulls development opportunities for its land; Apartments soon to be underway in Enderly Park, Optimist Park; CREW awards deadline is this week

Ashley Fahey, +1

New airline lease at CLT to head to City Council

Oct 7, 2026

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New airline lease at CLT to head to City Council

Labor groups pushes for worker protections as the city prepares to consider the new deal

Tony Mecia

CMS Investigation

CMS board member apologizes for Facebook posts

Oct 6, 2026

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CMS board member apologizes for Facebook posts

Deletes Facebook account after slamming online critic

Tony Mecia

CMS Investigation

Oct 5, 2026

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1 min read

FBI, U.S. Attorney investigating CMS

Feds join examination of district's finances, contracting

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CMS Investigation

Oct 3, 2026

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1 min read

CMS says it welcomes state review

Says it will 'engage openly and professionally' with investigations

Tony Mecia

CMS Investigation

Former CMPD chief says he didn’t know about Sneed-McGregor pitch

Oct 3, 2026

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Former CMPD chief says he didn’t know about Sneed-McGregor pitch

Says he met McGregor but had little connection

Tony Mecia

CMS Investigation

No written report from CMS’ $379K investigation

Oct 2, 2026

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No written report from CMS’ $379K investigation

Law firm’s findings were presented orally, board members say

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CMS Investigation

New CMS chair’s felony conviction surfaces

Oct 1, 2026

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New CMS chair’s felony conviction surfaces

Rankin pleaded guilty in 2008 in a mortgage-fraud scheme

Tony Mecia

CMS Investigation

Diorio says McGregor threatened to sue her

Oct 1, 2026

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1 min read

Diorio says McGregor threatened to sue her

Testy meeting when funding cut off

Tony Mecia

CMS Investigation

3rd state investigation launched into CMS

Oct 1, 2026

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1 min read

Raki McGregor was former CMS board chair's business partner on at least one consulting pitch

Michelle Crouch, +1

Professor embraces Queens-Elon merger with ‘Queelon’ socks

Sep 28, 2026

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Professor embraces Queens-Elon merger with ‘Queelon’ socks

'It’s my way of saying, "This is going to be great, y’all. Let’s be hopeful. And here’s a little swag to get you into it."'

Tony Mecia

CMS Investigation

Board member: CMS contracts weren’t voted on

Sep 25, 2026

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Board member: CMS contracts weren’t voted on

Anna London says most of the board was in the dark about the contracts now under scrutiny

Tony Mecia

CMS investigation notes: Hill emailed county manager before firing

Sep 25, 2026

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CMS investigation notes: Hill emailed county manager before firing

Plus: Board member says most of board out of the loop on key contract; report into Hill investigation makes math error; satirists gear up

Tony Mecia