The North Carolina State Auditor’s office is looking into the legal settlement paid by the city of Charlotte to a former fire battalion chief — the husband of CMPD’s new police Chief Estella Patterson.
State Auditor Dave Boliek said on social media site X that his office is looking into the settlement, which was paid to Lance Patterson following a racial discrimination lawsuit that the city of Charlotte fought for seven years. Boliek said his office would release a report.
“We started this engagement to bring transparency to the people of Charlotte, and shed light on how their government operates and spends tax dollars,” Boliek wrote…