New date set for billionaire suspect accused of bribing state ministers – InsuranceNewsNet

( center square) – Billionaire Retrial Greg Lindbergh It is now scheduled to take place in November after a federal judge recently agreed to postpone the proceedings.

U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn Last week, it granted an undisputed allegation by Co-Defendants Lindbergh’s attorneys. John Gray Postpone the March retrial until November after consulting with prosecutors. Lindbergh, who was a political donor at the time, is accused of trying to bribe a state minister.

Cogburn wrote, “Failure to allow such continuation, given due diligence, defendants’ counsel will lose the reasonable time necessary for effective preparation.”

“Furthermore, the purposes of justice served by permitting such continuation outweigh the best interests of the public and the defendant in a speedy trial,” he wrote. We have indicated that additional time is needed to consider the findings and other materials in preparation for a trial or other settlement of this matter.”

The order was in response to a new timeline proposed by Gray’s attorneys. Brian Cromwell.

“All parties have conferred, and by this immediate supplemental motion, we are requesting that the term of the court’s criminal jury be mandatorily set. Charlotte Outdated November 6th – November 17, 2023’” wrote Cromwell.

Continuation applies to both Gray and Lindbergh.

former Lindbergh North Carolina’s Top political donor released from minimum security prison last summer Alabamahe served seven years in prison for allegedly trying to bribe the North Carolina insurance commissioner. Mike Cozy.

An appeals court panel in June overturned a 2020 bribery and fraud conviction over a judge’s error in communicating jury instructions. A Lindbergh employee testified that in exchange for demanding the replacement of a state health officer involved in regulating Lindbergh’s business, he pledged a large sum of money to Cozy’s campaign.