Greensboro political consultant Bill Burckley says he has proof that he was not terminated by then-mayoral candidate Bill Knight in early September, as Knight alleges in a letter to the News & Record.
I caught up with him on the phone this afternoon while researching a completely unrelated story.
"I've got a copy of a check and a deposit slip from his campaign," Burckley said. "The check is dated 11/7/09 for the amount of $2,500. 'Final payment on account,' it says."
Burckley said he has to review his papers to retrieve the specific documentation, but is certain that the Nov. 7 payment was made for services performed after early September.
UPDATE: While this doesn't answer the critical question of when Burckley rendered the services for which he billed Knight, it's worth noting that Knight's pre-election report reflects writing checks to Burckley's company for $1,250 on Oct. 8 and Oct. 13.
What's the significance of this? Just that Bill Knight lied?
ReplyDeleteEric, I'll let you be the judge of whether Bill Knight lied. In any case, there's a discrepancy between what Knight says and Burckley says, and Burckley ain't backing down.
ReplyDeleteI was just wondering if there was a reason Knight was trying to distance himself from Burckley that I was unaware of.
ReplyDeleteThat question deserves further scrutiny.
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