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Now that the Mecklenburg district attorney has decided Charlotte City Council member James “Smuggie” Mitchell doesn’t actually own part of a local construction firm, that company is back up for a multimillion-dollar city contract.
District Attorney Spencer Merriweather says he doesn't believe Charlotte council member James Mitchell still owns 25% of R.J. Leeper Construction, as Mitchell claimed.
North Carolina law states that if a person owns more than 10% of a company that does business with a city or town, that person can't hold elected office there. Incoming City Council member James Mitchell says he still owns 25% of R.J. Leeper Construction.